How to play this against a TAG?

Guido · #1 11-05-2006, 10:36 AM

My opponent was pretty aggro and I was raising a ton so he came after me sometimes. Please tell me how you would play the flop and turn. Should I check the flop? If not, how much would you bet? If you play it the way I did, how would you play the turn?

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
5 players
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Stack sizes:
Guido: $709
CO: $944.64
Button: $418.90
SB: $396
BB: $167

Pre-flop: (5 players) Guido is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">Guido raises to $15</font>, CO calls, 3 folds.

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($36, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Guido bets $25</font>, CO calls.

Turn: J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($86, 2 players)
Guido? If you bet, how much? If you check and he bets the pot, what do you do?

Thanks,

Guido

olof86 · #2 11-05-2006, 11:33 AM

Hard spot, if u check he'd prob bet his FD trying to represent the str8 when he gets the chance. Is he folding a 2 pair to a bet in this spot? if he'd only call you with set's (which he might have to think is a drawing hand), made str8 and a good FD i'd bet it, if not i'd check and take it from there.

Trix · #3 11-05-2006, 02:09 PM

I might bet 75 on the turn partly as a flop and to end the hand right there if he doesn´t have me beat, might also check and probably fold if he makes a decent bet.
Think I´d check the flop quite often too as I really dont want to play a big pot on this board against a preflop caller.

If I check-call the turn, then I want to have some kind of idea about what kind of mistake he is likely to make on the river, either not bluffing enough, bluffing too much or sizing his betting badly, so I dont get another tough decision for a bigger bet.