88 with a [censored] image ME

shaundeeb · #1 07-08-2007, 05:24 PM

I have an awful image I've lost like 5/7 showdowns so far each one a bet went in on the river I look and act tilted since I am. Really bad guy limps he does this with about 40% of his hands raises 15% of them. He's in MP I am OTB and make it 400 with black 88, SB calls he's got a pokerstars warmup only other player at table under 25 he's blond but doesn't have europeon accent. Limper calls. Effective stacks are like 12k SB has 21k limper has 23k.

Flop is 654 with 2 hearts checked to me I bet 1k SB c/r to 2500 pretty quickly.

curtains · #2 07-08-2007, 05:37 PM

generally I'd call but its unpleasant.

nath · #3 07-08-2007, 06:08 PM

with your image as described i might shove

0evg0 · #4 07-08-2007, 06:17 PM

i'd shove TT, but 88 is too low.

pretty sure checking back flop isn't that bad either

luckychewy · #5 07-08-2007, 06:26 PM

i think a flop check would be borderline insane w/ given image. people are going to peel real light and possibly play back light. not to mention we are giving a free card on one of the best non-set flops we can get w/ a strong but vulnerable 88. i think it's closeish between calling and pushing but lean towards call.

0evg0 · #6 07-08-2007, 07:05 PM

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i think a flop check would be borderline insane w/ given image. people are going to peel real light and possibly play back light.

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Normally yeah, but look at this flop.

What are they playing back with besides a flush draw? Even something like 76ss is still better served taking a line that isn't exploiting Shaun's possible spewiness.

And I definitely disagree that this is a great flop for us. I'd much rather have a K75 flop or something than a flop that is going to either give us no action or all-in action with the 2nd worst overpair when we are behind tons of two-pair, sets, straights, and better overpairs and ahead of nothing but a flush draw and a (arguably) poorly played pair + draw.

ianisakson · #7 07-08-2007, 07:33 PM

there are 0 hands in his range you are way ahead of, a few hands you're way behind and a few hands you're flipping against. I'd probably fold and take a walk.

shaundeeb · #8 07-08-2007, 09:16 PM

ianisakson what about 77?

Tyler Durden · #9 07-08-2007, 09:20 PM

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he's blond but doesn't have europeon accent

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weird!

you probably have to fold here, as someone else said you're not ahead of much at all.

uclabruinz · #10 07-08-2007, 09:48 PM

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generally I'd fold but its unpleasant.

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