two quick hands with pp

[mikeca]

Hand 1:
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Looks like a flop that should have missed everyone.


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It should have missed everyone, if they were playing well, but they aren’t. Don’t assume this missed everyone. There are lots of players that will play any Ax, Kx and the ‘x’ could pair the board here. Lots of players will play small connectors or one gapers, especially if they are suited. In a B&M 3/6 game with 6 or 8 people seeing the flop, I would never assume this flop missed everyone.

On the flop I think you need to check/call. The flop raise doesn’t make any sense in your position. If you don’t hit any of your outs on the turn, are you going to bet the turn?

Hand 2:

Middle pocket pairs are always tricky to play out of position. Absent some read on the player, this looks ok against a total unknown.