Smilin'
02-21-2007, 09:26 AM
Villain is something like 20/20/2 over ~40 hands at this point, and most of that aggression seems to come from late position (we weren't always 4-handed). I think, though I can't remember for sure, that he took a float-looking line in a previous hand vs. someone else. The hand immediately before this he raised the Button, SB called, I reraised, and they both folded. So I'm reraising from the blinds twice in a row here.
First off, do you like the reraise preflop? I can see an argument that I should just let it go, given that he's less likely to give me credit twice in a row. Plus I ca end up in this kind of ugly spot. OTOH, I figure to be well ahead of his range.
Secondly, as played preflop, what's my line on the turn? Villain took a while before calling on the flop, which may have been a show. I can see merits to check/fold, check/call, bet/fold, and bet/call. I think it's very possible that checking will induce a bluff, but if I call I make an even tougher river decision for myself. I can also block bet around 1/2 pot or a little more; that gets me pretty close to pot-committed, but in that case if he raises can I fold safely knowing that I'm beat?
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
4 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)
Stack sizes:
UTG: $52.65
Button: $18.35
Hero: $69.90
BB: $50
Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif J/images/graemlins/spade.gif
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $1.75</font>, Button folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $6.25</font>, BB folds, UTG calls.
Flop: 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif J/images/graemlins/heart.gif 2/images/graemlins/club.gif ($13, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $8.25</font>, UTG calls.
Turn: 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($29.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero?</font>
First off, do you like the reraise preflop? I can see an argument that I should just let it go, given that he's less likely to give me credit twice in a row. Plus I ca end up in this kind of ugly spot. OTOH, I figure to be well ahead of his range.
Secondly, as played preflop, what's my line on the turn? Villain took a while before calling on the flop, which may have been a show. I can see merits to check/fold, check/call, bet/fold, and bet/call. I think it's very possible that checking will induce a bluff, but if I call I make an even tougher river decision for myself. I can also block bet around 1/2 pot or a little more; that gets me pretty close to pot-committed, but in that case if he raises can I fold safely knowing that I'm beat?
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
4 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)
Stack sizes:
UTG: $52.65
Button: $18.35
Hero: $69.90
BB: $50
Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif J/images/graemlins/spade.gif
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $1.75</font>, Button folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $6.25</font>, BB folds, UTG calls.
Flop: 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif J/images/graemlins/heart.gif 2/images/graemlins/club.gif ($13, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $8.25</font>, UTG calls.
Turn: 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($29.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero?</font>