2/4 Razz Hand - Comments appreciated

[7n7]

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Ordinarily I like to keep the pot on the small side on third, but when you've got an Eight and a (teehee!) Queen taking all those raises, it would be criminal not to jam. This forces you to call fourth. Fifth came down lousy but no one knows that except you. I'd bet and hope that 744 has made trips. On sixth and seventh you can only check and call.

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Andy, do you fold to the raise on 5th?

[betgo]

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3-betting 5th is terrible. People often overdo aggression in razz. As the other poster implied, there is more information available in razz then limit holdem, so semibluffing is often not good.

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Thanks for the paraphrase betgo. I hope people don't misunderstand tho and think I meant you can't semibluff in razz. There are some spots where you can, but this ain't one of 'em. When highly skilled HE players insist on playing razz with the same menu of plays that kill in HE, they will spew copious amounts of chips. Hopefully, betgo and I will be around with a big bucket to catch them. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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In razz, sometimes underrepresenting is more effective than overrepresenting. You definately can semibluff and bluff, but some people overdo trying to represent a big hand.

[Andy B]

Folding is for wimps. Don't you think the pot is too big?

[7n7]

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Folding is for wimps. Don't you think the pot is too big?

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Yes, I thought the pot was too big but wanted to see if anyone else agreed with betgo's line on 5th. I'm far from expert at this game and wanted to cross-check.