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Protecting top pair, or Pot Control
I posted this on a lower level (micro) but I thought players playing higher limits could also help me as well.
(reconstructed from memory, sorry I had hand history off for some reason) Went something like: .25/.50 nl Full Tilt LB ($40) BB ($30) UTG ($50) UTG +1 ($30) Hero ($50) Villain ($60) No reads on Villain. Hero hand: Ah, Ac UTG limps UTG+1 limps Hero raise to $2.50 Villain calls $2.50 LB folds BB folds UTG calls $2.00 more UTG +1 calls $2.00 more Pot $10.75 Flop 3s, 8s, Th UTG checks UTG +1 checks Hero bets $8 Villain calls $8 UTG folds UTG +1 folds POT is $16.75 Now Hero and Villian are heads up. Turn 3s, 8s, Th, 2c Hero bets $11 Villian pushes all in. I have $28.50 remaining. Villain has me covered. I call. Villain shows As,Ks, catches a spade on the river to win with nut flush. Questions: On the turn should I have checked for pot control? He might have checked, then value bet on the river when he caught his flush. If so, I could have made a decision on the river to fold to a straight or flush board thereby reducing my loses. But from his perspective on the turn, with two overcards and the nut draw flush he probably would have made a signficant bet on the turn if I checked, but then again I could have made a decision at that point. By the way I played this hand against an aggressive player, I am builing a pot which in most cases I'm not going to fold. Of course this would apply if my opponent had actually had a hand like a set or two pair, but by keeping the pot manageable I can then reduce my losses but am I capitlizing on my wins - but are wins with top pair worth capitalizing on? This is a dilemma I am constantly facing in cash games online. Protecting top pair or keeping the pot small to call or fold. Help. |
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Re: Protecting top pair, or Pot Control
Move this to SS NL please.
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