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Old 10-01-2007, 03:56 PM
Absolution Absolution is offline
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Default Re: Top pair decision against wide range.

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This is the biggest red flag of "omg plz to be pwning me" in SSSH IMO. This range is so set with hands a players wants to play but doesn't want to 3-bet. It is REALLY easy to pin this down. Look at hands you're getting cold called with when you open in the CO, and hands you're getting 3-bet with. Most likely he has a flush draw here on this flop unless you HAVE seen him go nutso with mid pair OOP when he is not PFRer. Also what is PFRR with AX in this spot? Just calling A5o or 3-betting it? I mean these are things that when you can learn them about a player, and it's NOT hard to, holy mackeral. Keep in mind though as your ATSB increases a good player in the SB (lolo get up but you can't always) will adjust his SB 3-bet %. In which case I still don't think I show this hand down.

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I call these hands the 'pretty hands'. These are the hands that bad players play when they aren't supposed to, but they can't get away from them because they are pretty. It varies from player to player, but generally include:

Broadway: Things like KJo, KTo, K9s, QJo, QTo, QTs, and JTo of course (JTs is usually good for a 3-bet) etc...

Aces: Basically any A that they don't like to 3-bet with, which probably includes anything below A9o or A8s for a typical LAG.

Small PP: These are the irresistible to the bad player. Pairs make sets, and sets are good. They'll call 3 cold with these most of the time.

Suited connectors obviously.

The prettiest hands in the deck:
JTo
22-55
98s

For some reason they love JTo for 2 bets cold. This prettiness usually continues post-flop as well.
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