1/2 Live At The Borgata

[YBravo 0]

So I was playing some 1/2 NL at the Borgata yesterday. I bought in short for 130 (because that's all I had on me after losing ~250 playing limit). My stack is at about 170 right now after calling a laggy player's small all-in w/ A-K and winning a small pot with 9-7 on a 9 high flop. The hand: I raise to 7$ with AdKd UTG. This was a small raise, but with more players post-flop, it makes my decisions a lot easier, and I have the best drawing hand. As expected, I get 4 callers. The flop: 6c As 9h I lead for 35$, 1 fold, MP1 calls (I have him covered by about $40), 2 folds. MP1 is actually the player I played against when I won the small pot with 9-7. On that hand, I limped and bet $10(~pot size) on the flop after it checked to me. MP1 was the only caller. Turn and river went check/check. He flipped over a missed gutshot draw, and my pair of nines won the pot. So basically, MP1 calls pretty light. The turn: 9s My action????

[Acid_Knight 2]

Bet 3/4 of the pot, call a push.

[wsox8 10]

$98 in the potyou have $128 left on the turn.I bet about $75 and call a push since we are committed.

[mtdesmoines 2]

So I was playing some 1/2 NL at the Borgata yesterday. I bought in short for 130 (because that's all I had on me after losing ~250 playing limit). My stack is at about 170 right now after calling a laggy player's small all-in w/ A-K and winning a small pot with 9-7 on a 9 high flop. The hand: I raise to 7$ with AdKd UTG. This was a small raise, but with more players post-flop, it makes my decisions a lot easier, and I have the best drawing hand. As expected, I get 4 callers. The flop: 6c As 9h I lead for 35$, 1 fold, MP1 calls (I have him covered by about $40), 2 folds. MP1 is actually the player I played against when I won the small pot with 9-7. On that hand, I limped and bet $10(~pot size) on the flop after it checked to me. MP1 was the only caller. Turn and river went check/check. He flipped over a missed gutshot draw, and my pair of nines won the pot. So basically, MP1 calls pretty light. The turn: 9s My action????

Just push. If I did my math right, villain only has around $60-70 left anyway. It's coming if you don't send it.

[Scott3705 0]

Just push. If I did my math right, villain only has around $60-70 left anyway. It's coming if you don't send it.

[Balloon guy 158]

Since we just beat this guy, wouldn't a check almost guarentee a bet from him, meaning we get all his chips?Betting flop is standard continuation bet feeling, so checking turn gives other guy a hope that his A Q or worse is good. Once he gets that idea, he's hooked.I know the currant chip stacks may make this a fancy play syndrom, but if the stacks were deeper, could we get more of villian's money this way?

[simo_8ball 1]

with more players post-flop, it makes my decisions a lot easier

Que?

[Scott3705 0]

Since we just beat this guy, wouldn't a check almost guarentee a bet from him, meaning we get all his chips?Betting flop is standard continuation bet feeling, so checking turn gives other guy a hope that his A Q or worse is good. Once he gets that idea, he's hooked.I know the currant chip stacks may make this a fancy play syndrom, but if the stacks were deeper, could we get more of villian's money this way?

AQ is probably calling us here regardless, and I didn't see OP say he was noticeably aggressive post flop. He just called and checked down a gutshot on previous hand. So I'm not really sure about Check/calling a bluff, although I understand the idea of trying to convince a foldable ace to commit more.

[CBass1724 1]

Pooooosh and call him a donk when he calls with trip 9's.

[DCJ001 0]

Pooooosh and call him a donk when he calls with trip 9's.

Of course, that's what you get when you only raise to $7 preflop.http://m.fulltiltpoker.com/commercials/com/ALLEN_COM.mov

[YBravo 0]

Que?

How many times have you tried to run bluffs into multi-way pots? I'm not going to do too much tricky play with my small stack anyway, so why not encourage myself to play more straightforward. With 4 callers, I'm not going to lose money except to a cooler or a poor play by myself. At least that's what I was thinking to myself at the time.ETA: I'm pretty new to NLHE cash games, so my thinking might be completely backwards in some spots.

[simo_8ball 1]

AK is difficult to play OOP unless you hit. In a multiway pot it is easier to just give up when you miss, but in a multiway pot on a dangerous board AK can be a very awkward hand. Flops like A89/KQ9/etc. are difficult to play in the face of aggression.Oh, and I personally don't run many bluffs in multiway pots.

[mtdesmoines 2]

Oh, and I personally don't run many bluffs in multiway pots.

[Pot Odds RAC 23]

Given stack size I push and reload after losing to the A/9

[NocturnalRob 0]

eh, he's playing a crappy ace. he's also just lost to you, so he's going to call pretty much anything, typical of a crappy/mediocre 1/2 player.also, stop playing limit.

[Zach6668 513]

also, stop playing limit.

I'm sorry, that's incorrect.

[NocturnalRob 0]

I'm sorry, that's incorrect.

I bought in short for 130 (because that's all I had on me after losing ~250 playing limit).

Eh, it is if it's impacting his ability to buy in for the max at nl. Or, let me rephrase, stop losing at limit.

[Zach6668 513]

Eh, it is if it's impacting his ability to buy in for the max at nl. Or, let me rephrase, stop losing at limit.