Re: AK...fear of commitment
 

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The serious key to playing TPTK is to identify a second best hand and see if thats reasonable and not worry about monsters under the bed.



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So, we've identified KQ as a 'reasonable' second best, what now?

If we're going to fold to a raise, but we just have to show it down, why not check it?

Re: AK...fear of commitment
 

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Why does everyone go put on a dress the minute they get raised with TPTK?

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Re: AK...fear of commitment
 

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What about checking that dry flop?

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Checking is absolutely a valid option. And in fact, often when you're in a NL situation where being raised would make you very uncomfortable, consider the possibility of NOT BETTING. Pretty simple, right?

You love betting when you don't care about getting raised (e.g., you have the nuts, or you have some janky @ss garbage hand, or - (bottom line) you know whether you're committed or not).

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I also usually call the flop raise here and try to call down to showdown cheaply.

EMc: What are your thoughts on a hand like this?

25nl, 6max

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Preflop:
fold,fold, Hero raises to .85, BTN calls .85

Flop: ($2) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Hero leads $2, villain raises to $8, Hero ???

In hands like this I feel like there aren't a lot of "2nd best" hands that raise other than A9, maybe T9/98. There aren't too many draws out there either.

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Arrr eeen. This flop looks like it missed your hand. His range is anything from air, to a flush draw, to top pair who doesn't want a KQJ or A to come off, to a lower pair, or its a set. Maybe, very unlikely, it is AA or KK. You are ahead so often, put your money in, stackadonk