PP 11$ / AJo / Level 4

[Meech]

Just double checking a line here.

Reads:

SB has played about at least 50% of the hands dealt to him. He's been quite active, frequently minbetting at pots. He has definately gotten lucky and doubled up a few times.

This is only the 2nd or 3rd time I've raised preflop in the whole game.

So the flop misses me, but I still might be ahead. I've got 25% of my chips in the pot, the pot is 700 and I've got 840 behind.

PartyPoker - NL Texas Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Tournament | Level: 4 - 5 players (Converter: PGC)

Chip Counts:
<font color="red">Hero: 1140 Chips</font>
SB: 2485 Chips
BB: 700 Chips
UTG: 460 Chips
CO: 3215 Chips

Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Blinds are 50/100

PreFlop
<font color="blue">UTG folds</font>, <font color="blue">CO folds</font>, <font color="red">Hero RAISES ($300)</font> <font color="green">SB Calls</font>, <font color="blue">BB folds</font>

(2 players) FLOP: 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ( Pot Size: 700 Chips )
<font color="green">SB checks</font>, Hero is All-In, <font color="green">SB Calls</font>

(2 players) TURN: 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ( Pot Size: 1540 Chips )

(2 players) RIVER: 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ( Pot Size: 1540 Chips )


Final Pot:1540 Chips

[wildzer0]

I would push this preflop if SB has been very aggressive.

[seke2]

push preflop

given that you didn't push preflop, the flop semi-bluff is fine by me. on that sort of flop, the first person to show aggression often wins it unless someone caught a piece of the board. and going all-in was your only move if you were going to bet given the size of the pot and the size of your stack.

[JudoGirl]

I don't like pushing pf--I prefer your raise to 300.

On the flop I check behind. If he min bets the turn I probably minraise him, otherwise I bet out 250. If he calls and checks the river I check behind.

[wiggs73]

judogirl, can you provide any rational thinking behind this line? i have been trying to think of some myself but i'm at a loss.

[tigerite]

There isn't one, it's a push preflop and a very very easy one at that.

[Meech]

[ QUOTE ]
I don't like pushing pf--I prefer your raise to 300.

On the flop I check behind. If he min bets the turn I probably minraise him, otherwise I bet out 250. If he calls and checks the river I check behind.

[/ QUOTE ]

But the PF raise was 25% of my stack. If I min-reraise or lead for 250 that's ~30% of my stack.

It just seemed at the time with the pot sized as it was in relation to my stack I either go completely weak-tight or get it all in.

[wiggs73]

meech, i would never ever ever ever ever ever ever *gasp* ever ever ever take judogirl's line. which is why i'm so interested as to why she(?) would.

i guess she's trying to rep a king, but getting half your stack in by the turn with air so that you can check behind on the river is something i don't get at all.

i agree with tigerite and others, just ship it PF.

[Meech]

[ QUOTE ]
There isn't one, it's a push preflop and a very very easy one at that.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yeah, I ran it through SNGPT after the fact. It's +0.5% even if he's calling with any 2. For some reason I tend to discount preflop pushing a wee bit when I'm &gt; 10bb. I need to work on this -- situations like this I can't really maneuver too much post flop anyhow.

[Meech]

SB used up his timebank and called me with.....

AQo

and MHING

Obviously the GAP concept is something he was unfamiliar with because I think it's a terrible call on his part. From his perspective I think a repush PF would have been a much better line if he wanted to play.