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Old 10-11-2007, 11:28 AM
McStinky McStinky is offline
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Default when the board pairs beware... even at 5/10 NL LIVE?

Effective stacks 1700. EP player limps, villain limps in MP. I don't have a great read on villain. He seems conservative and an above average player for Foxwoods, but not necessarily great. I have K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] on the cutoff and raise to 60. My image is somewhat tight and solid, but I have been making some aggressive moves and not having to show my hand, so people could be a little suspicious of me. Both limpers call.

Flop is J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] and everyone checks. A continuation bet would have been a good idea, but I just wasn't feeling it for some reason. Turn is Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], giving me the straight. Checked to villain who makes a small bet of 50. I raise to 175, other guy folds. Villain thinks for a bit and reraises to 375. He has 1300 left.

This is a crappy spot to be in. The fact that he made a small bet and raise on the turn is evidence of a boat. However, I have been pretty aggressive, so he could be playing back at me with a weaker hand. Also, this is LIVE poker, where a lot of the time trips are treated like a monster, even on boards like this. What would you do?
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