AQo - Preflop

mojobluesman · #1 09-10-2007, 06:20 PM

I'm still pretty much lost about how to play virtually any hand pre-flop once I get re-raised. It's clear that I am in bad shape against AA, KK, QQ, AK and a coin flip against JJ, TT, 99 and any other pairs getting good odds. However, it's invariably close to impossible for me to calculate these kinds of things quickly enough pre-flop to know whether I should call the raise or not given that I sometimes also have to weigh my read of the player a bit too. In this case, I had no read, but I had no idea whether I should call or fold.

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.10 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB ($26.27)
BB ($3.70)
UTG ($4.66)
Hero ($11.91)
MP1 ($3.85)
MP2 ($3.13)
MP3 ($1.80)
CO ($9.75)
Button ($5.04)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q

, A

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1 fold, Hero raises to $0.35, MP1 calls $0.35, MP2 raises to $1.55, 5 folds, Hero ?

danicalifornia · #2 09-10-2007, 06:27 PM

Even though a read is essential for those kind of decisions, this one is kinda easy...

You are playing .10 NL and someone with 30 bbs reraises in a possible squeeze spot. Get your money in asap!!

fabadam · #3 09-10-2007, 06:28 PM

Fold, you're out of position, and likely dominated.
Just bad luck, you ran into a good hand behind you.
If mp2 does it again, pound on him.

fabadam · #4 09-10-2007, 06:29 PM

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Even though a read is essential for those kind of decisions, this one is kinda easy...

You are playing .10 NL and someone with 30 bbs reraises in a possible squeeze spot. Get your money in asap!!

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I don't play 10NL, any more much, but I disagree -- at this level people raise preflop with really good hands. Some are maniacs of course, with such a read, I agree with your line.

shoxbb6 · #5 09-10-2007, 06:39 PM

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Even though a read is essential for those kind of decisions, this one is kinda easy...

You are playing .10 NL and someone with 30 bbs reraises in a possible squeeze spot. Get your money in asap!!

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I don't play 10NL, any more much, but I disagree -- at this level people raise preflop with really good hands. Some are maniacs of course, with such a read, I agree with your line.

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All shortstacks at this level are retards

mojobluesman · #6 09-10-2007, 06:42 PM

My feeling was that it was more likely that I was dominated than not. When dominated I was a huge underdog and when not, at best I was usually just a coin flip.

However, I was getting very good odds to call the coin flips.

So I had to weigh the odds of being dominated vs. the odds of not being dominated to calculate whether I was getting enough odds to call overall.

Give me a pen and paper, some hand odds software, and a few minutes and I could probably make a decent guess as to whether I should call or not. However, on the fly these kinds of situations come up constantly and there just isn't enough time to calculate.