Big Pot,, River Action

[Buzz-cp]

Atlantis-

Why are you asking about rivre action? Pretty standard, no? What am I missing?

buzz

[Aaron W.]

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Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $1.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO (poster) calls, <font color="#CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, CO calls.

I grit my teeth and call, this is going to ba a large pot.

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If you're going to grit your teeth and call...

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Flop: (14 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP2 checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls...

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I am most likely behind and am only calling the flop to improve.

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You can't be thinking this way when you flop TPTK. Grit your teeth and check-raise.

[briguin]

Flop: I raise to see where I stand. If I get no resistance I'm not taking a free card and will lead out

[RAHZero]

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Check/raise the flop. Don't really understand why you didn't. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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I am not disagreeing with you, just asking what check raising will accomplish. I have no backdoor draw besides 2 pair or trips. I am most likely behind and am only calling the flop to improve. I understand the similar hand in SSHE but am not sure if it applies here.

Also with TPTK, I am not worried about an ace falling as I dominate AK and AQ now. The flush draws will not be making a mistake calling 2 cold.

My plan was to see the flop action and perhaps checkraise the turn.

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You don't need to have the best hand anywhere near all the time for a check-raise to be the correct play on the flop. You are in perfect position to check-raise here, since it forces the field to call two cold. Even if you only have 30% equity on this flop, if a raise will get you heads up with 40% equity, your equity has gone up by more than the additional 1 SB you've invested. As played, bet the river. Button is telegraphing AK or TT here, and neither MP2 nor CO have shown any strength. Easy value bet.