Re: Top Pair on Flop, With Position. I Don\'t Suck.
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calling doesn't protect our hand.
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Protect our hand? It's not a premium hand. What hands FOLD due to my Raise here to 2bets, which hands call? I guess what I am asking is.. on this scary/drawheavy board.. What's 2 bets in a big pot compared to one?
How do I REALLY Protect this by raising on the Flop. You answer me that and I might take your word for it. Otherwise I think your standard cookie cutter play isn't as good as my call behind w/ 2 to act.
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Any hand that contains a Q or A, especially the Q and A of hearts, any hand that contains an 8 or T, a 9 or 7 peeling; these are all threats to your pretty likely to be best hand and stuff you would like to fold out. If you don't raise they can peel correctly. If you do raise and they still call they are paying you because they're making a mistake. There are tons of hands you want to see go away here. Limit poker 101.
I'm tempted to use a picture I like a lot to describe how I feel about not raising the flop, but I'm holding back...for now.
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