Why Just Call?

Our House · #1 04-01-2006, 08:36 PM

Button stealer is a 61/24/1.0 bluffmonkey.
SB is a 20/15/3.0 aggroTAG.

FWIW, I planned on folding a non A, J, or Heart turn.

Party Poker 10/20 Hold'em (5 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
2 folds, Button raises, SB 3-bets, Hero calls, Button calls.

Flop: (9 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, Button calls.

Turn: (6 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, Button folds.

River: (8 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10 BB

Dan BRIGHT · #2 04-01-2006, 08:50 PM

I would have probably capped preflop. Thhe tag knows that the button is a huge donk so he could be 3betting lighter than usual. AJs is a pretty good hand 3handed.

The postflop play looks nice. If you think the sb could very well have 88/TT/AT/A8s (and worse) and wont fold to your raise, you could throw a turn raise in, but if you dont know him that well then a call is zing.

Surf · #3 04-01-2006, 10:04 PM

Hey Our House,

I think there's a good case for capping preflop. Bluffmonkey is raising a really wide range here, and the TAG should be 3betting him lighter-than-usual.

Postflop I play the same.

Surf

Redd · #4 04-01-2006, 10:37 PM

Just out of curiousity, what do you do on the turn if bluffmonkey raises and TAG:
1) folds?
2) calls?

DaSpade · #5 04-01-2006, 10:51 PM

I am calling down in both the cases, is that bad?

Redd · #6 04-01-2006, 11:01 PM

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I am calling down in both the cases, is that bad?

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I'n honestly not sure. I'm certainly showing down in both cases, but I was wondering if we can find a value 3-bet in there if we get Hu against the donk.

Our House · #7 04-02-2006, 12:06 AM

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Just out of curiousity, what do you do on the turn if bluffmonkey raises and TAG:
1) folds?
2) calls?

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1) Happily call.
2) Reluctantly call.