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Old 01-07-2006, 11:41 AM
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Default Re: Common Critical Situation on Flop: To raise or not to raise TPTK?

Entirely depends on opponents, and pre flop action is incredibly important.

There are just too many variable for a blanket answer, but I like to keep the pot smallish with one pair hands against most reasonable opponents. With position here, well, it all depends, but I think calling or raising both are fine, though raising is nice in that it denies nice odds to the checker who would be closing the action. On the board you show, I certainly am not interested in getting a lot of money into the center without a good read.

If I raise my plan is to check behind on the turn, or call a smallish bet (assuming I don't improve). If the turn goes check check and the river goes pot or bigger bet, the turn/river cards and opponent will be huge factors. (For instance, if I know villain likes to check raise his big hands on the turn in these situations, and does not bluff enough on rivers when the turn goes check check to balance his game, and wouldn't value bet a weaker hand, I would be pretty inclined to fold. Against other villains I would insta call in a lot of spots.)
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