Re: AQ SB Playalong
 

Preflop:
I think it's an easy value raise.

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ask yourself why a 44/19 guy didn't open raise on the btn.

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Doesn't look unusual to me. I think these stats suck, and so does the play. I would be careful though as he could easily have a powerhouse hand.

Flop:
I'd bet my strong hand, trying to get one or both guys to fold their unpaired stuff.

Re: AQ SB Playalong
 

Raise. Force out the BB, and get value from the button. If he LRR's, so be it, but I would need a read to not raise here (even then, I probably would, because he might try to LRR with something like 99 or AJs.)

Re: AQ SB Playalong
 

C/R the aggro button.

If he checks behind, you got a freebie, and you win anyways.

Re: AQ SB Playalong
 

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okay so i raise they all call.

Flop(6sb): 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

checks to me...

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who checks to you? lol. you are in the sb
I call shenanigans on this post

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damn. you called shenanigans.

in accordance with 2p2 playalong doctrine the play-along has come to an end. darn it.

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okay so i raise they all call.

Flop(6sb): 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

it's on me, i bet, they both call.

Turn(4.5bb): Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

it's on me again. bet or c/r or something else?





as for why i decided to bet the flop.

3handed my hand is very often best and the board is drawy. Checking looks suspicious and might result in the flop checking through. There are times to check after raising pf, this is not one of them.

Sure, I might put myself in a tough spot if I get raised since a fairly wide range of worse hands might play that way given the board texture. That isn’t a reason to not bet. Any 6 out draw I can get to fold is great and if they want to call I make money that way as well.

Re: And so we continue...
 

Keep betting on the turn. You really don't want this to get checked trough.

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Keep betting on the turn. You really don't want this to get checked trough.

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Bet?

I assume you get raised here, or why else the playalong?

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Bet?

I assume you get raised here, or why else the playalong?

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you know how sometimes something can seem right the night before, and the next day you wake up and wonder why the hell you did it?

really, there are two of four streets that are interesting in this hand. and i hadn't had a playalong in a while.

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you know how sometimes something can seem right the night before, and the next day you wake up and wonder why the hell you did it?


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My life since college has been based on this principle.