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Old 06-25-2007, 01:06 PM
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Default Re: Razz 0.5/1 on Stars: played correctly?

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4th: without specific reads, villain's raise strongly indicates A+small in this spot. IMO a bad play, it allows you only to better judge where you stand. I'm undecided about your reraise. Clearly, you're ahead here, and three possible bricks are dead (862). Still, I find it somewhat optimistic and on later streets it's getting more difficult to get away because of the pot odds.

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Not re-raising when you are guaranteed to be a huge favorite would be a crime against humanity. We maximize our profit when we punish irrationally aggressive players for their optimism.

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5th: given the 4th street tell, I'd consider folding here, with calling a close second. Villain might hold A2, A4, A5, A6, possibly A7.


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OK, he's probably ahead here, but he only has a K-high. Even if he's perfect, we're only a 2-1 dog and we are getting better that 5-1 on a call. Folding here would be another crime against humanity.

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6th: Fold. You have T8 at this time and Villain pretty sure has 432A. If he holds a 5, a 6, a 7 or even an 8, you're dead. He might have bricked, but I don't think a T-low with a prospect of becoming an 8-low is any good.


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This analysis is better. There is indeed a decent chance we are drawing dead. However, given our opponent's aggressive tendencies, I think his bet doesn't necessarily mean he's not paired. If we call down, we'll be risking 2 to win 8. This I think is the toughest street, but I'm also leaning towards a fold.

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7th: Ok. You're getting more than 9:1 and if he hit a brick to his hole card A kicker and the river didn't help that's fine. (again, without reads, he might also be a terrible player, be on tilt etc.)


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Given that we've made it this far, I agree we need to call.
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