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Re: 100NL AQ turned TPGK
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I agree with taking it down pf + taking it down with a c-bet but I think that winning a pot at showdown with that hand will not happen very often in this spot? So you've turned AQ into a bluff no? I am also really interested to hear more about this! [/ QUOTE ] I have some thoughts on the subject. I agree with berg on the benefits of re-raising. We probably have the best hand but we like to take it down preflop because still we'll miss the flop 2/3 of the time so by re-raising and making him fold we; a) don't risk getting outflopped by a worse hand and; b) don't risk folding the best hand on the flop. Also, if we get called a c-bet is really profitable against most players. The greatest reason to re-raise is to be able to take down the pot on the flop (or preflop) without flopping a hand. PLaying oop without the initiative will make us fold the best hand way too often. I think calling preflop must be combined with check/raising a lot of ragged flop to be a consideration. If we call preflop we're turning it into a guessing game postflop, villain is probably on a wide range (Ax being only a small part of it). We'll rarely flop a hand worth check/raising the flop with the intention of felting it, so when we hit we'll most often just check/call the flop. Now let's say the flop is AT8, he bets we call. Turn is a 9. What's our plan here? He could easily have AA/AK/AT/A9/A8/QJ/TT/99/88. If we check, do we call a bet? How often will he 2nd barrel? Since we're oop we're in a tough spot where we might be the sucker paying off or getting bluffed (or even valuebet) off the best hand. Now this last example is a really tough board, but there will be several flops where we're in a tough spot like this. My point being, even though we might dominate him preflop, calling and playing oop might still put us in trouble. Edit: This was ment to address playing vs an unknown. |
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