PLAY THIS HAND

[technologic]

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Who said $225? It's $255. $5-10 blinds plus the raise to $120 and call.

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plus 350 from bet of 175?

[AlcateL]

yea if you're gonna raise preflop you have to really raise the pot or thereabouts, to about 170

[yvesaint]

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"i bet out 175 if he calls or raises im done unless i set" seems to be the common response.

Turn is the 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] making your set, but also making the flush or flush draw present.

Pot = $255 Villan bets out $100.

Your move....

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dude sorry but i wouldve bet flop

[KCFire105]

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ok so you checked behind on the flop? Shoulda bet.

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Nope, this was a pro's hand i was watching. Didn't look as though he played it right to me either, but let's keep going with it.

[KCFire105]

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Folds to Hero: Your on btn w/ 7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] You raise to $120 hoping to take down here or make continuation bet on flop and take down.

-river

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So why didnt you cbet the flop. If you're not gonna cbet the flop just flat call preflop.

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This was a pro's hand i was watching. Didn't look as though he played it right to me either, but let's keep going with it.

[KCFire105]

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yea if you're gonna raise preflop you have to really raise the pot or thereabouts, to about 170

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Would you expand on this please? (and I'll break down on the big name pro who owned this hand later)

[Mike E. Vegas]

Pot is 5(sb) + 10(bb) + 50(10 to call + 40 raise) = 65
65(pot) + 50(with the call would be) = 115
Pot sized raise would be 50 + 115 = 165 to go

[Rick305]

Hes not gonna be a pro for long

[SA125]

Maybe I'm wrong, but the line I'd prefer PF with these stacks, 77 and the button here is flat calling. Letting him keep the lead, raising a flop like this and going from there I think makes the hand easier to play.

Taking the lead PF with 77 makes you vulnerable to being outplayed easily on a lot of boards with a flop c/r.

[DJ Sensei]

alright, i'm with everyone else who thinks the play so far sucks. but for some actual thought about the turn action as it stands:

because the stacks are still relatively deep compared to the pot, raising the turn is a pretty bad idea. calling and hoping to fill up is a good plan, but I think that we don't need to fill up to call a river bet, or make a value bet if checked to. The only rivers i'm folding to a bet are non-pairing [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]s and a big bet.