When a resteal goes bad

[nath]

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Bet the flop.

edit: If I'm going to attempt a resteal, I need to think about what hand I'm trying to represent. There isn't a single hand I would reraise an UTG raiser from 3rd position with that I would not continue with a bet on the flop. So bet whatever amount you think gives you the best chance of winning the pot without crippling your stack if it fails. Shut down to resistance unless you get some fluke runner trips or something.

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nath,

i disagree.

the resteal was preflop -- he thought villian had a wide range, and he thought he could take the pot away. SINCE RESTEALING, he gained information -- villian hollywooded and eventually called the bet. his read was that villian had a big hand (which MIGHT include AK, but I don't think so -- likely ONLY includes big pairs). CBing a flop with that read is terrible.

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Meh, I suppose, but "Hollywooding" can mean lots of things. He could have a TT type hand that he's not sure about. Live you could watch the player and have a much better idea of whether or not his think was genuine.