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Re: (razztoberfest) a hand against jacksquat - fold, will ya?
I'm quite new to razz. I was wondering if capping on third street here is horrible.
Some arguments against it are that you have a rough draw, and you might want to wait for a better spot before commiting a lot of your chips in the tournament. Some arguments for capping is that your cards are pretty live, and your opponent might not have a smooth seven. Another thing that might be bad about capping, is that there's a chance that your opponent might (to some extent)guess your downcards if you cap it. So what would you consider when deciding whether to cap it or not here, and what factors are more important? |
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Re: (razztoberfest) a hand against jacksquat - fold, will ya?
I incidentally ran 762 vs. 73A on twodimes. 762 had an EV of 0.515. Against 72A it only had an EV of 0.471. It's also in bad shape against 732, 742 and 752. I guess that means that you have to suspect that your opponent might have a pretty rough 7 or worse to cap it if you base the decision on EV...
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Re: (razztoberfest) a hand against jacksquat - fold, will ya?
Yeah, I'm not real keen on putting a lot of money in on 3rd, ranging between a small favorite and a small dog. His re-raise on 3rd says that he thinks he has a better 7 than me, but I think even that is overly aggressive.
I'm not sure that a check-raise on 5th would have accomplished anything. The chance that it checks through is too high and it would be awful for him to get a free card that makes us even money. The call on 5th seems awful enough that betting there should be right. I played like this exact hand against this guy a couple times in the tournament (that is, I pick up a good draw, he picks up garbage, I never improve, he never folds). Towards the end I finally crippled *him* by calling down a little light. But at that point it was 3-handed and he was showing some awful bluff-completions (AAA at one point) |
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Re: (razztoberfest) a hand against jacksquat - fold, will ya?
isn't third normally a fold in tournaments esp. late on?
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Re: (razztoberfest) a hand against jacksquat - fold, will ya?
Huh? My hand is live - I have 3 pair cards out, and only one low card, an 8, missing. There's only an 8 to act after me and even if he's perfect in the hole, I'm only a 52:48 dog. Actually, assuming he has 2 unpaired cards under 6 in the hole, I'm a 52:48 favorite.
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Re: (razztoberfest) a hand against jacksquat - fold, will ya?
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isn't third normally a fold in tournaments esp. late on? [/ QUOTE ] Not when the 6 and 2 have folded and only higher cards are behind. Being a bad 7 you have to be cautious, but this opponent could have had literally anything in the hole. |
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Re: (razztoberfest) a hand against jacksquat - fold, will ya?
I actually think this is fine. You got unlucky. He very very stupidly chased complete crap and lucked out. Happens.
I think it would be VERY optomistic to expect someone to raise to a check on 5th with those cards showing. |
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Re: (razztoberfest) a hand against jacksquat - fold, will ya?
I would call third and not raise. Why wouldn't you want others to join who are obviously behind? You also risk getting reraised by seat 3 with a A2 7 or similar.
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