(NL50) TP2K gets called all the way

[PietM]

Villain is a bit too loose and not very aggressive (31/9 over 77 hands).
How's my line here? Can't find a reason not to put the last $7 in, am I right?


Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $18
UTG+1: $19
CO: $53.90
Button: $30.80
PietM: $49.50
BB: $30.95

Pre-flop: (6 players) PietM is SB with A/images/graemlins/club.gif Q/images/graemlins/club.gif
2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, <font color="#cc0000">PietM raises to $3.75</font>, 2 folds, Button calls.

Flop: A/images/graemlins/spade.gif 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($8.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">PietM bets $6.25</font>, Button calls.

Turn: K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($21, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">PietM bets $13.75</font>, Button calls.

River: 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($48.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">PietM bets $12.75</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Button calls all-in $7.05</font>.
Uncalled bets: $5.7 returned to PietM.

[gui166]

I would raise to pot preflop...

as played I'd do the same.. On the river, you'd call his last $7 anyway and he's not folding Ax but could check it behind...

[PietM]

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I would raise to pot preflop...

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When I'm in the blinds I raise a bit more, because I'm OOP.

[BishopsFinger]

yeah i like the pf bet sizing here - i think youre probably beat here but the bet on the end isnt even questionable. river was fine. (and by probably i mean almost certainly)

[gui166]

what is the advantage of playing a bigger pot OOP?

[PietM]

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what is the advantage of playing a bigger pot OOP?

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I'm going for Folding Equity with my larger-than-normal raise. Works quite well - usually /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[matrix]

preflop sucks.

flop is OK

turn. not so goot.

if he's a calling station who'll call you down with a weaker Ace or a fd then I like it a lot - but if he's not a station I can't see him calling unless he can beat top 2 pair (AK)

We have TPTK now so I check the turn and see what he does. If he bets the turn I'm done here cos a passive isn't betting this turn unless we're beat very often.

river standard as played.

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'm going for Folding Equity with my larger-than-normal raise. Works quite well - usually

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so you'd rather play big pots OOP - and fold the table all the ties you pickup a goot hand????

that strikes me as ass backwards.

If larger than standard raises are folding the table usually I'd bet larger more often with stuff like any 2 connected 34+ then CB the flop and shutdown if I miss rather than waste goot hands to do it with.

[BishopsFinger]

i dont think hes trying to fold the table when he has a good hand - only when hes vulnerable and in the blinds - aq is a pretty weak holding with so many players in here and when in the blinds hes not looking to see a flop with this hand oop so tries to maximise his chances of taking it down by betting larger than usual.

[BishopsFinger]

im also checking the turn here btw

[Vyse]

I do like checking the turn for some semblance of pot control

[danny8]

if you check turn, whats your plan when the /images/graemlins/spade.gif falls... c/c, c/f or bet/call?

He'd have roughly a PSB left.

If villain had $50 to start with i'd prolly check the turn. but theres an FD out there, and he only has a PSB left. I'd play it the same as Hero... i really dont think he folds a FD to a ~$14 turn bet, and he'll hang around with AT or even some weaker aces.

[prodonkey]

I would just pot the turn and put him all in right there. Betting $12 and leaving him with $7 when you're pot committing yourself to put his last 7 in anyway. I'd expect him to be on a draw more often than not.. and if he has a set.. good for him, you can't exactly check fold that turn.