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#1 Naismith

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Posted 02 August 2005 - 10:47 AM

Okay, give me some help with this hand:Three limpers are followed by a double-the-blind raise and one more caller. I'm on the button with AdKh.Now, in the 1-2 NL games on Hollywood, a double raise generally means some sort of suited connector or possibly a low pair. I had no read on this guy, so I typically go into default read mode. Anyhow, I bumped it up to 12 figuring I could get this guy heads up, which I did.The flop came down Ah-3h-8h.I bet 20 into the pot and he immediately called. The pot was now about 70 dollars. He had about 140 left in front of him. The turn brought the 10s, making a board of Ah-3h-8h-10s. I bet 50 at the pot and he re-raised me all in for 90 more.The turn seemed like a good card to me and I was surprised by the raise as I assumed he would fold here. Is this an easy call? Easy fold? It was 90 to win 260.Peace,Jay

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Posted 02 August 2005 - 10:59 AM

I think its a call. You have TPTK and the nut flush draw. Even if you are behind to a set, you have as many as 11 outs.
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 10:59 AM

If you're behind to a set, you're about 4-1 to hit. If you're behind to a made flush, you're around 5-1. The pot's only laying you 3-1.So, if you were sure that he wouldn't make this play without a flush or a set, you should fold. Without knowing the opponent though, I think I would call, since I would assume there's some chance that he's holding a worse A (or another AK) or that he's semibluffing with a heart in his hand.
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 11:03 AM

I think it's a pretty easy call. You're getting almost 3:1, your tptk might be best right now, and if not, you've got 9 outs to the nuts.

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Posted 02 August 2005 - 11:15 AM

So what did you do?

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Posted 02 August 2005 - 11:26 AM

Well, hell, I called. I thought there was a chance he had 10-8. A10 also frequently kills me in this spot. I also thought that I was ahead here a high percentage of the time and if I wasn't, I thought my three kings, nine hearts and possibly my ace were good. Also, to be honest, I have a hard time getting away from hands like this.Anyhow, I'd like to see some more responses, so I'll post the results at the bottom.I called and the river bricked; no heart, no king. He turned over black AQ and I took the pot. He berated me for calling his all in and another guy at the table (that I think might've been his buddy) jumped in and told me I made a horrible call and got lucky.Peace,Jay

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Posted 02 August 2005 - 11:43 AM

they berated you? I hope you said "You're right, it was awful. What times do you guys play regularly, anyways?"

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Posted 02 August 2005 - 11:51 AM

Yep, awful call, and an awful hand. AK beating AQ, now who does that? Only the fishiest of the fish. You're garbage.Nice hand... I'd have insta-called. The only thing I'd be worried about at all would be QhJh, but we're still drawing way live to that too.That's the good thing about TPTK + NFD ... no matter what, you're either ahead now, or behind now and drawing way live.
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 03:17 PM

I said the same thing I almost always say..."You're right, I'm just learning the game. I make a lot of stupid mistakes, though."Every once in while, I will talk trash back if I think it will give me some kind of edge, i.e. getting the guy to play pots with me when I'm clearly ahead. For the most part, I'm looking to keep a friendly, fun-guy table image, though.Peace,Jay

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Posted 02 August 2005 - 05:01 PM

am i the only one here who thinks a turn check is reasonable?aseem
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 05:04 PM

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I called and the river bricked; no heart, no king. He turned over black AQ and I took the pot. He berated me for calling his all in and another guy at the table (that I think might've been his buddy) jumped in and told me I made a horrible call and got lucky.Peace,Jay
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 05:05 PM

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am i the only one here who thinks a turn check is reasonable?aseem
Sorry, but yes, you are.EDIT: I stand corrected. My opinion doesn't change though.The Ts completes no draws. The only thing we're behind to now that we were ahead of on the flop are 10-kickers hitting and TT. Since the flop was so strong for our HAND and the turn was so innocuous to EVERYTHING ELSE, there's no reason to slow down.Checking would be very weak tight.
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 05:18 PM

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akishore said:

am i the only one here who thinks a turn check is reasonable?aseem
Sorry, but yes, you are.EDIT: I stand corrected. My opinion doesn't change though.The Ts completes no draws. The only thing we're behind to now that we were ahead of on the flop are 10-kickers hitting and TT. Since the flop was so strong for our HAND and the turn was so innocuous to EVERYTHING ELSE, there's no reason to slow down.Checking would be very weak tight.
it's not about weak-tight, it's simply about comparing how far ahead/behind you are to the range of hands our opponent could be on, and the effect of betting on those hands.here's an example from tournament theory for advanced players. this is also NL HE, and again, assume you have a moderate amount of chips behind you on fourth street as you did on this hand.you have Ah Kh on the button. on the turn, the board reads Kc 9h 6d 2h. your lone opponent checks. should you bet or check?in the book, the answer is this is a clear, flat-out check. try thinking about why that is, and compare that hand to this.please, it's not automatically weak-tight to check instead of bet. especially in NL, unlike limit, you can't just be betting every opportunity. sometimes the best EV play is to check, and betting is a close second. still, checking can be a better play.aseem
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 05:36 PM

I acknowledge checking can be better than betting sometimes. I have also read TPFAP, and while the theory is sound, it's not 100% applicable here because of the disastrous ramifications of losing a pot in tournament play.My way of thinking on this hand is that we've flopped an absolute monster. It's highly likely we're ahead right now... and even if we're not, we have a very live draw to stay ahead. We're probably ahead, AND we have a nut draw. Pot equity is huge. There's no reason not to bet, or let them catch a free kicker, or some shenanigans like that.
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 05:45 PM

akishore said:

am i the only one here who thinks a turn check is reasonable?aseem
I always check this turn to induce a bluff. I check the river too, and usually win a gigantic pot from a hand like AQ. The last thing I want to see here is a Q or J, and I don't want to see a heart, either, because it'll kill my action.When I play NL, I'm playing s/h, and I make 90 percent of my money inducing bluffs on scary boards when I'm pretty sure the other guy is full of shit.Why would he move in on the turn? Small flush? If so, why not raise the flop? To me, this looks exactly like a poorly played AJ/AQ, maybe with a heart draw to go with it.Ice

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Posted 02 August 2005 - 06:06 PM

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am i the only one here who thinks a turn check is reasonable?aseem
if we have position on villain in this hand and he checks the turn, I'm checking behind.
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 06:11 PM

in the book, the answer is this is a clear, flat-out check. try thinking about why that is, and compare that hand to this. there is a key difference between the hand here and the hand in tp4ap though, aseem: position. out of position, i don't mind leading out on this turn. in position, however, if it is checked to you in this spot, betting is terrible. i hope people see why.

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Posted 02 August 2005 - 06:16 PM

mk said:

in the book, the answer is this is a clear, flat-out check. try thinking about why that is, and compare that hand to this. there is a key difference between the hand here and the hand in tp4ap though, aseem: position. out of position, i don't mind leading out on this turn. in position, however, if it is checked to you in this spot, betting is terrible. i hope people see why.
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 06:17 PM

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akishore said:

am i the only one here who thinks a turn check is reasonable?aseem
if we have position on villain in this hand and he checks the turn, I'm checking behind.
thank you, dave. we are on the button this hand according to the preflop part of the OP, so even though OP doesn't say "villian checks" on the turn, i'm assuming he checks.it feels good to have who i consider to be probably the best NL player on this board agree with me that a check here is good.aseem
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 06:23 PM

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I acknowledge checking can be better than betting sometimes. I have also read TPFAP, and while the theory is sound, it's not 100% applicable here because of the disastrous ramifications of losing a pot in tournament play.My way of thinking on this hand is that we've flopped an absolute monster. It's highly likely we're ahead right now... and even if we're not, we have a very live draw to stay ahead. We're probably ahead, AND we have a nut draw. Pot equity is huge. There's no reason not to bet, or let them catch a free kicker, or some shenanigans like that.
we have a monster, eh.it's not a monster against a set or a flush.what's key is that you might get checkraised.in limit, it's not as drastic, because getting checkraised costs one more bet (though this is still a close decision in limit), but in no limit, this can be horrendous because you can be checkraised for not only all your chips, but to the point where you don't have enough odds to call if you're behind.now, you won't know whether you're behind or not, so you're in a very tough spot.when we're ahead, though, we're way ahead. honestly. even a pair has five outs at best, but usually four if one of them is a heart. there's really not much to protect from.another key thing is that you can then induce a bluff on the river. this adds a significant profit in NL games, actually. in my experience, NL players tend to bluff significantly more than limit players, and obviously, those bluffs are a lot more expensive for them and a lot more profitable for us when we catch them.you say there's no reason to bet, and i say there's plenty if you have fear of getting checkraised by both hands you can beat and those you can't. the fact that you're never way behind but are significantly way ahead usually just makes checking a little more attractive since giving a free card isn't as bad when you're way ahead.aseem
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