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pokerbowler
Live 3/6 game. Table is surprizingly tight for some reason.

Hero is in BB wit As 6h

4 limpers to flop: Ah Qc 6d

Hero bets, mp1 folds, villian raises, btn folds, hero reraises, villian caps

Turn: 3d

Hero.....?

My thinking at this point is I could be up against a set, but wouldn't he wait for the turn to do the raising? Or a better 2 pair like ace-queen? He was a relative newcomer to the table, and hadn't shown down anything yet, but didn't play alot of hands.

What's my line: Lead out again on the turn or c/c down?

Folding is pretty much out of the question right?
RabidTortuga
Being oop sucks. I lead the turn, and call down from there if raised.
Frez
QUOTE (RabidTortuga @ Friday, May 23rd, 2008, 5:54 AM) *
Being oop sucks. I lead the turn, and call down from there if raised.


Me too.

And I also consider the possibility I am up against someone who really has top two pair, since I have top and bottom pair.
thebottomline
QUOTE (pokerbowler @ Friday, May 23rd, 2008, 12:23 PM) *
Or a better 2 pair like ace-queen?


For future, Top Two pair, is when you have two pairs that are the top two cards. What you have is aces up. I also lead and call down if raised.
pokerbowler
Yeah you're right. My mistake. I was trying to type in a hurry before I left for work and wasn't exactly thinking straight. lol

I c/c down just to be safe. Turned out villian only had an Ace with a 5 kicker.

Rats. I got him a few hands later when I had AK against his weak ace and he did the same thing. That time I rasied him every street. icon_dance.gif


On a different subject: My currant bankroll is at $1850, built up from my original $1200. I had been on a bit of a slide lately, down about $300 or so in the last month through a combination of bad play and bad luck. Okay....mostly bad play.....

My question is when would I have to move from 3/6 back down to 2/4? Whenever I fall below $1800, or when I get down to $1200 and build back up again? The players at the 3/6 level are no different from the 2/4 players, but I want to do this the mathematically correct way with my bankroll management. Any advice?
Zach6668
QUOTE (pokerbowler @ Friday, May 23rd, 2008, 3:02 PM) *
My question is when would I have to move from 3/6 back down to 2/4? Whenever I fall below $1800, or when I get down to $1200 and build back up again? The players at the 3/6 level are no different from the 2/4 players, but I want to do this the mathematically correct way with my bankroll management. Any advice?

I would move down when I went back to 300 BBs for 2/4.

Is this live? You're better off being at 3/6 as much as you can because of the extra impact of the rake at 2/4. Even 3/6 will be very hard to beat for a decent clip with the rake.
Frez
QUOTE (pokerbowler @ Friday, May 23rd, 2008, 1:02 PM) *
I c/c down just to be safe. Turned out villian only had an Ace with a 5 kicker. So I immediately pulled out my camera phone and took a picture, so I could look for him at the tables in the future.

FYP

And what Zach said about bankroll - $1800 is the normal 300 BBs for 3/6, I'd probably only slide as low as $1400 before I thought it was time to move down, but the rake is harsh at those levels.
RISEorFall
QUOTE (pokerbowler @ Friday, May 23rd, 2008, 11:02 AM) *
Yeah you're right. My mistake. I was trying to type in a hurry before I left for work and wasn't exactly thinking straight. lol

I c/c down just to be safe. Turned out villian only had an Ace with a 5 kicker.

dont post results so quickly, please. some of us dont get here every day.
or maybe i should just get in the habit of posting and then reading responses.
either way, results dont usually matter and can sway some other opinions you might not get.
i dont usually ever post results.

if he's the type to limp in with AQ or QQ, i'd b/c then c/c down
if he'd raise those hands preflop, i like putting in a 3rd bet on the turn before c/c down
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