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Old 07-05-2007, 02:11 AM
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Default Re: LO8 Iso raise +lost on the turn.

Nina - If you're going to raise before the flop and get position, heads up, against UTG+1, then I think you have to also raise the flop bet by UTG+1.

You're completely in the dark here, having no very good idea of why UTG+1 is betting.
Does UTG+1 have a low? Does UTG+1 have a high? Does UTG+1 have both high and low? Does UTG+1 have neither? You have no idea.

I have no idea either.

It's very hard to correct a mistake made on an early betting round when you get to the final big bet rounds.

In my humble opinion you should either limp before the flop and then (since you have missed a decent flop fit) fold to the second round bet, or raise before the flop and then also raise after the flop.

If you don't play that way, and if the cards don't fall out of heaven for you, then you often find yourself between a rock and a hard place on the turn against an aggressive opponent. And that is where you are here.

It's too late to raise. At this point I like calling and showing some tenacity better than meekly folding to the continued pressure. You might do better on this particular hand if you give it up - but then you're more likely to face pressure on future hands.

And you do have a pair of aces with a king kicker with one more card to go. You might catch a winning two pairs for half the pot. A more remote possibility is your live four will win for low after a low card on the river, with your opponent betting high and not having a low after all.

Grit your teeth and call. And next time either limp before the flop and then fold when you miss or bet the hand ultra aggressively to try to bully your out of position opponent.

Buzz
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