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Old 03-23-2006, 09:36 PM
CieloAzor CieloAzor is offline
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Default Re: What do I do?

Preflop, limping behind with 54o is not as terrible as has been said, but it's usually uncalled for, and not a good habit for a beginner to get into.

Personally, I like the flop bet. The BB's check-raise probably indicates that he flopped 2 pair a lot of the time, but even if it's just a 6 or 7 that didn't believe you, you're still drawing to straight outs only. Given the meager odds/implied odds you're being laid, I really don't think you can call. He's usually gonna stick the rest of his stack in on the turn so you're only paying for one card.

If he had raised to 200 or 300, I call for sure and try to stack him. I think check/folding the flop is pretty silly.

Turn is an easy fold.
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Old 03-24-2006, 11:02 AM
seke2 seke2 is offline
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Default Re: What do I do?

First off, CieloAzor, you're in North Wales? That's nuts. So am I, at the moment, I live in Norristown. Do you ever play Riverchasers?

Second, I think betting the flop is fine as long as you're smart about how you react to a check/raise. Here, I don't bet because I want to see a turn card with this hand, and Hero has position, so you can check the flop and know you're getting a turn card. If you're going to call a gigantic check/raise like this, it's horrible. If you're willing to call a check/minraise or something, ok, fine. But you should have a plan when you bet as to what you will do if you are check/raised.
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