Forum: Micro Stakes
12-26-2006, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 32
Re: QQ gets minraised PF......
Stats don't tell you enough to decide how to play this hand. You need to ask some questions about how villain plays...
1) What hands have you seen villain min-raise with? If the min-raise is...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-26-2006, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 91
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-26-2006, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 48
Re: AK catches the A OOP
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If Button makes a larger turn bet (0.5-0.75 PSB), should Hero still call?
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It's really read dependent. There are an aweful lot of different way this could...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-26-2006, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 30
Re: is this standard
The trick to winning a blind war like this is to have a good read on your opponent. You didn't provide one, so it's hard to answer your question.
Assuming that villain is capable of folding - a...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-26-2006, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 31
Re: AQ - Was folding the right play?
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yes but fold preflop.
OOP AQo facing a raise and a re-raise is just trash.
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I'm only seeing one raise pre-flop, and the table is 5-handed. If hero is pretty confident...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-26-2006, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 48
Re: AK catches the A OOP
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why not check river to snap off a bluff?
do you think he pays river with KQ/QJ?
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If hero is properly aggressive, then yes, villain will easily call with a weak Q, given...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-26-2006, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 31
Re: AQ - Was folding the right play?
You flop call is weak. If you think villain is FoS, then raise. Otherwise this is an easy fold. You're not getting the odds you need to make smooth calling here a viable option, especially...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-19-2006, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 29
Re: An observation...but is it accurate?
Really? Elaborate, please.
P.S. This hand was intended as more of a hypothetical hand than an actual one. But, still, I'd love to hear your reasoning /images/graemlins/smile.gif.
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-19-2006, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 59
Re: KK on a broadway flop
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Hold on, you're contradicting yourself here. You say your 8BB PFR is scary to most NL50 players, but then you're saying they aren't going to consider AA if they have 2-pair or a set?
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-19-2006, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 29
An observation...but is it accurate?
Villain is a very aggressive LAG. He'll raise with TPNK. He'll lead with middle pair. He'll check-raise with draws. You get the picture.
I also play a pretty aggressive game. So while villain...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-19-2006, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 54
Re: The Deck is Supposed to be Crippled?!
YOU know that the deck is crippled, but they don't. You're stacking any Q, any overpair (who folds AA/KK here, right? lol), and might even stack someone with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif,...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-19-2006, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 59
Re: KK on a broadway flop
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The flop is just as scary to them as it is to you, since they have to consider being way behind to AA.
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I disagree. My 8xBB PFR is scary as hell to most NL50 players. ...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-19-2006, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 59
Re: KK on a broadway flop
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Imagine, as you have AK and play it that way.
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What sage advice! Completely meaningless, but is sure does sound impressive. AK is in just as tough a spot as KK here, and...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-19-2006, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 59
KK on a broadway flop
Villain is a complete unknown. I've only played 4 hands on the table so far, and this is the first time I've seen him.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
12-13-2006, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 18
Frisky Ladies
Villain is a LAG - 40/18/4 - who's been completely dominating the table with some over-the-top aggression. He hasn't hit showdown very often though, so I can't tell if he's a smart LAG or a stupid...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-27-2006, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 15
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-27-2006, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 47
Re: How to play small PP when raised PF
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Harrington suggests about 20-1 implied odds to call for set value alone.
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Remember, Harrington is discussing tournament situations, where you don't have the option of...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-26-2006, 04:53 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 34
Re: JJ bet/3bet AI
This is really not a good hand to take the b/3b line on. There's a good chance you're already behind, and your draw isn't strong enough to make up for it. If villain flopped the flush, you've only...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-20-2006, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 31
Re: Rethinking big draws - Part 2
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If he coughs it up, great; if not, we at least get the satisfaction of having pounded the stuffing out of a fat, old man.
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As a member of the fat, old man club, I'm not so...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-20-2006, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 31
Re: Rethinking big draws - Part 2
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5. Your opponent could easily be getting sick of you.
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Haha...yeah. This was the deciding factor here. As nittish as is, I was really afraid he'd finally caught his hand...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-20-2006, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 92
Re: Rethinking big draws - Part 1
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I /images/graemlins/heart.gif Pokey.
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Yeah, me too. Thanks, Pokey, for yet another detailed post. They really are helpful.
In honesty though, I think I asked my...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-20-2006, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 31
Rethinking big draws - Part 2
This post is a continuation of the discussion I started in Rethinking big draws - Part 1 (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=8120476&page=0&fpart=all&vc=1) . It's another...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-20-2006, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 92
Re: Rethinking big draws - Part 1
Great replies, everyone. I really appreciate the depth of thought that went into them. My thinking during this hand was very much along the lines of Pokey's disertation (well, more like a very...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-20-2006, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 92
Rethinking big draws - Part 1
<font color="blue">Note: I've been running into some problems with my big draws and they're costing me a lot of money. Maybe it's just bad luck, but I'm starting to think that it's more likely that...
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Forum: Micro Stakes
11-16-2006, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 80
Re: trying to make me fold or get it in?
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none of you answered my question
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With just 10 hands, it's not possible to answer your question, especially since this is NL50. He could have AA/KK. He could have Q9s. ...
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