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Old 07-09-2007, 04:04 AM
Irishman07 Irishman07 is offline
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Default Re: Is this a good board to Stop\'n\'Go?

Minraises are tough to read. Could be villain caught small piece of board, has a great hand, or has air and wants to see how you respond. I don't think the 1/2 pot bet is the way to go on the turn. Look at the 3 scenarios:

Villain had small piece of board on flop:
He's likely to call your small turn bet so you just put more money in the pot when behind. Unless you're planning on firing a barrel on the river if you miss I don't think this is a good option. Plus villain probably would check behind if you check here so you're likely to get a free card.

Villain has monster/air:
Your small turn bet invites a raise which probably would price you out of your draw, the last thing you want to happen. In this case if you're gonna lead out on the turn I'd bet something like 3/4 pot so its much less likely he'll try to bluff you out. If he raises you can throw away your hand.

There are a lot of ways to play this, but I think my default line would be to 3bet the flop. Stop n Go isn't bad to mix it up but I would defintely bet a little bigger if you want to do it.
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