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Old 08-09-2007, 08:45 AM
tightymcfish tightymcfish is offline
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Default I suck at poker , easy fold pf with AQo right ?

This is the 30k 3r on Stars. Rebuy period is over and I have a stack of ~6k after losing JJ vs AQ. Blinds just changed to 200/400 with antes about 2 hands ago.

Villain is a donkey who limp calls a lot preflop and has been hitting to get a 24k stack. He rarely raises which is why I think this is an easy fold.

Villain is UTG and opens to 1200,all fold to hero who is in the Button with AQo. Obvious fold right. I suck so much. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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Old 08-09-2007, 08:48 AM
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Default Re: I suck at poker , easy fold pf with AQo right ?

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Obvious fold right.

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right
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Old 08-09-2007, 08:59 AM
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Default Re: I suck at poker , easy fold pf with AQo right ?

Is calling/folding here read dependent? Or would you outright fold aq here to any player who makes a standard 3 x bb utg raise?
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Old 08-09-2007, 09:12 AM
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Default Re: I suck at poker , easy fold pf with AQo right ?

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Is calling/folding here read dependent? Or would you outright fold aq here to any player who makes a standard 3 x bb utg raise?

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sure it's read dependant for me.
against some loose-aggressive player, that has a wider opening range i would call with position anytime.
also against a weak postflop player i'd call this.
here the given reads
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He rarely raises

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make it an easy fold.
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Old 08-09-2007, 11:00 AM
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Default Re: I suck at poker , easy fold pf with AQo right ?

There's totally not enough information. Is he limp/calling with AK? Is TT+ Really out of his range? Standard is call and reevaluate on the flop.
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Old 08-09-2007, 11:08 AM
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Default Re: I suck at poker , easy fold pf with AQo right ?

Tough one .. especially in a $3R .. people do crazy stuff there. What were his calling hands? Maybe he just is a loose player and didn't get any cards to raise but didn't want to fold either.

The typical $3R player would raise AJ+,88+ here and even that is pretty tight for this tourney.

15xBB is just at the border were I don't like shoving a 3xBB raise anymore (but against villain's range it still can be +EV), so I'd just call. Play a good hand in position.
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Old 08-09-2007, 11:40 AM
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Default Re: I suck at poker , easy fold pf with AQo right ?

I'd probably shove.
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Old 08-09-2007, 11:49 AM
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Default Re: I suck at poker , easy fold pf with AQo right ?

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I'd probably shove.

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Old 08-09-2007, 11:49 AM
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Default Re: I suck at poker , easy fold pf with AQo right ?

Jeez, why do some many people want to call for 20% of our stack. It really should be push/fold. I shove because the read doesn't seem strong and so I default to putting them on a typically loose range for a 3R.
I don't get the "15xBB is just at the border were I don't like shoving a 3xBB raise" -- slightly more is OPTIMAL (since as is they should call even with just 40% equity against your range) and I'll happily shove over for quite a lot more.
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Old 08-09-2007, 11:52 AM
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Default Re: I suck at poker , easy fold pf with AQo right ?

If I really really felt like villain was a rock, I'm probably calling and hoping I flop - Rocks typically won't let their hands go so if my card is one over to his PP I'll do fine.
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