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Old 11-16-2007, 08:23 AM
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Default Re: Poker Pro: Almost always slow play top pair????

89s on a 934 ds board without a backdoor draw and 5 people, and you're out of position?

I usually c/f this.

For multiple reasons, in live play it's very possible that you'll have several of the more tight players limping in with a small overpair such as TT-JJ, you have about the weakest kicker possible with a 9, beating only 69/79 and losing to T9, J9, Q9, K9, A9 all of which are far more likely. You're TP is very vulnerable, and most FD's with 2 over's, or a pair and FD are ahead of you since your kicker doesn't block well. Meaning, you're 8 isn't going to keep QJs from beating you if a Q or a J come, whereas if you had Q9 or J9 it would.

...and then you are out of position for the entire hand, and if you bet you are likely to bloat the pot with very, very marginal holding.

C/Ring here is absolutely ridiculously retarded as well. You are turning your hand into a bluff, and it's so, so bad. Your friend sucks at poker, and you probably do as well for not immediately recognizing that he's an idiot.

Anyway, follow his advice. "C/R big" with TP to get it heads-up, just don't be surprised when you are shipping your stack across the table, because MP had you drawing to runner-runner because he flopped a set on your ass.
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