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Old 12-05-2006, 12:20 AM
BatsShadow BatsShadow is offline
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Default 1/2 live - stupid small blind - First NL Post

No read on villain in this hand, except that he has been there less than an hour and is up 100ish. I'd probably know more if I was paying attention. Fairly typical table. A few very poor LAGs, the big blind is a very tight TAG. I have a tight image.

Stack sizes:
Hero ~$300
Villain (MP1) ~$200
Avg. Stack ~$200

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, 1 fold, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, 1 fold, Button calls, Hero calls, BB checks.

Is this call horrible?

Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($16, 8 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $15</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, 2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">MP1 raises to $50</font>, 2 folds, Hero calls $35, UTG folds.

I call here intending to raise pretty much any non-diamond turn.

Turn: Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($131, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">MP1 bets $50</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises All-in</font>...
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Old 12-05-2006, 05:52 AM
fruitypro fruitypro is offline
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Default Re: 1/2 live - stupid small blind - First NL Post

I really don't like completing with a hand this weak.

Whilst I understand live poker is boring and it often compels people to play looser, I think completing the SB is very -EV.

If the pot was raised, I like postflop. I prefer not taking a chance like this in an unraised pot (and on a board where you'll dislike a fair few turn cards), I'd probably shove the flop.
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Old 12-05-2006, 11:26 AM
BatsShadow BatsShadow is offline
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Default Re: 1/2 live - stupid small blind - First NL Post

I've often heard people say things in NL like "Getting 5:1, you can play any two." What is the real any two number? Is there such a thing? I was getting 15:1.

What turn cards do you dislike besides diamond, Ace and Eight? I guess that is about 1/3rd of the cards.
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