Monte Carlo Hand 1

[davidross]

I'd love some feedback on 2 hands I played in The EPT event. They were both included in my trip report, but I'd like to present them for discussion here.

THe first hand involved Bjorn-Erik Glenne, who won the Barcelona EPT event this year in a heads up duel with Phil Ivey, and a young Italian player. When the hand happened, blinds were 150/300, GLenne had around 24K, the Italian had just over 30K and I had just over 40K. As far as history is concerned,GLenne came to the table with 75K but lost a big chunk to Chad Brown, and has been moving backwards ever since. He has open-raised a lot, and c-bet 100% of the time. I recently smooth called him pre-flop (with AK) then raised his flop bet on a 422 board and he folded. The Italian also just lost a pot to me when I smooth called him with QQ, called his flop bet, then bet the turn and river where he called me on each street. It turned out to be a 22K pot. THe only other hand I've showed down was 88 where I called behind 2 others then called a raise from the blinds. Heads up I called his flop bet on a T73 flop, we checked the turn (2) and then I called his river bet when a 2nd 3 came. He had A7 and I won.

So now the hand in question. Glenne raises in EP to 800. The Italian calls and I call too from the CO with A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Everyone else folds.

Flop 5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Glenne bets 2K and the Italian raises to 6K.

I took a long time to decide. My real decision is whether to just call and try and trap Glenne in the pot. I presume he is drawing nearly dead. THe Italian could be as strong as a set, as weak as JJ, or as speculative as 44.

I believe a raise will get both to lay down any 1 pair hands without a draw to go with it.

Based on this what do you think the best plan is?

[JustASpectator]

Call pretty quickly (repping hands such as 45s or 44).
Glenne may call with a hand like AK/AQs (overcards + gutshot + backdoor flush draw), or a high pocket pair, or even get crazy and shove a high pocket pair.

Assuming he calls, the pot would then be around 21000, with Glenne having 17K, Italian 25K, and you 35K.

Assuming non-paired turn card and Glenne called:
If Glenne checks, Italian will probably go all-in. If so, pull some legit looking hollywooding, count out a call, separate from your stack, count how much it would leave you with, look back at your cards, stretch your arms out over your head, look at the crowd, look back at your cards one more time, give a defeated looking smirk, and say "alright I call" and pray that Glenne feels priced in, and hope he's drawing dead.

If it's checked to you on the turn, I would consider betting something that would look like a steal, maybe 8K or so?

If the turn card pairs the board:

Uggh....does the Italian always have a boat or quads if the board pairs here? I'd probably feel compelled to call an all-in (if the turn is the 3d or 5d it would be a little easier to call). Probably a bad call a lot of the time, though.

If it's checked to me with the turn card pairing the board I would probably check behind and call a river bet, or if it's checked to me again on the river, I would probably bet 8K.

Disclaimer: This what _I_ would do, which almost certainly makes it wrong!

[Cornell Fiji]

Call.

while the call represents great strength a 3-bet screams 'i have a set'

The Itallian's range includes a lot of overpairs that he is trying to isolate with.

I am probably raising the turn before a scare card falls and kills my action. I am obv betting the turn if it is checked to me.

[yellowsub]

just call, live ppl play so bad & wont realize how strong u are

[mikeymer]

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just call, live ppl play so bad & wont realize how strong u are

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I agree. But one thing, why is live play so bad? Is there a big reason? I don't get it.

[Clayton]

live play bad because live players are worse, goofball =P

david this is a pretty easy flatcall imo, you exhude far less strength than a reraise to moran opposition and the pot is still big enough that you can easily stack by showdown

[Prime Time]

Dave nice trip report and grats on the cash.

I like to raise here. My objective is to try to get it all in on this flop. Would raise to 15K and hope someone comes over the top shove so I could insta call.

I think an overcall looks too strong and action will shut down after turn comes.