Play though a hand with me here....

Anyway, back to the hand analysis...

I check here, and I don't think it's particularly close. Why did we call with 45s in this spot? Was it to bluff a at a 5-way pot with a tricky player checking to us? I hope not.

Betting wouldn't be disastrous obviously, since we're so deep and likely would not lose more unless the perfect draw card fell on the turn, but still, it does feel like spewing to me. Check, and hope LP checks behind so you can pick up one of your many helpful cards on the turn... then you can feel free to get creative.

[stevepa]

I agree with those saying check the flop vs. this many players, especially when one is a tricky player who didn't c-bet.

On a completely unrelated note, what was assani's old 2+2 name? I thought he was jcm4cc (or whatever) but I've seen both of them posting recently...?

Steve

I thought he was always Assani.

Multi-accounting 2+2 is not frowned upon, right? Because I'll admit, sometimes when I make sweat threads, the five idiots with 1 post all sweating me and praisng my poker extols are usually me, me, me, me, and me.

[uclabruinz]

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We should be evaluating our decisions post-flop based on where we are, not where we intended to be.

Yeah, we've got four villains with us here, but one has indicated he's giving up, BB isn't showing interest, and UTG may be tricky but is he so tricky to check a monster in this specific spot (answer probably not, but okay don't rule it out). The only one left to act is an ABC player that is probably going to tell us right away whether he's going to the felt or not with this hand.

As I said, I have no problem with a check in the hopes of seeing whether the river makes this hand more tasty, but taking a stab here seems justified as well.

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Where we are is nowhere particualrly special.

[bgoalie35]

Two players may seem uninterested, but the read on UTG:

"UTG is a tricky player who limp with monsters and many times will slowplay too much and get himself in trouble. He will also occassionally make moves that are simply weird and pretty unexplainable."

means he could very well become active, and we still have another player left to act. I don't think we take this down very often at all with a stab here.

[Assani Fisher]

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On a completely unrelated note, what was assani's old 2+2 name? I thought he was jcm4cc (or whatever) but I've seen both of them posting recently...?

Steve

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I used to post under jwvdcw, but I had it changed. This is still the same exact account(I've never had more than one), I just requested to have my name changed to my real name.

[MuckMe]

Seems like a consensus to check the flop...so when do we hear about the turn card...Christmas??

[miami32]

ALL IN

[Assani Fisher]

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LOL, thanks for your great contribution to the discussion buddy.