Mundane Stud Hi Hand

[Merton0806]

i vote raise 5th. pot is big enough that we must get rid of as many people as possible.

other than that i think you played this hand well.

[electrical]

Raise Third every time. Besides getting heads-up against a pair of Tens (which would be nice) you are trying to charge draws the maximum and force the Ace to tell you if he has a pair or not. Looks like not.

Raise Five. Most of Seat 7's straights are blocked and weaker straight draws should not hang around for two bets cold (and the possibility of a re-raise). You still want to be heads-up if possible.

I like the bets on the last two cards. You'd rather not miss a bet ever, but especially not when you're getting 2:1.

[Andy B]

I think I'd rather have one opponent than two when I'm value-betting Jacks-up on the end. Having two opponents makes it significantly more likely that we're beaten. You wouldn't bet Jacks-up into six people because you were excited about collecting 6:1, right?

[Brad1970]

I like it. The only thing I would do different is maybe slow down on the river. Like Andy said, with 2 opponents I wouldn't feel too good about my hand. But if your gut tells you that they are weak & you'll get paid off...go for it.

[electrical]

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I think I'd rather have one opponent than two when I'm value-betting Jacks-up on the end. Having two opponents makes it significantly more likely that we're beaten. You wouldn't bet Jacks-up into six people because you were excited about collecting 6:1, right?

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Agreed, but with the board in this hand, bigger two pairs are unlikely. We are either beaten by freak trips or we're good. If somebody has a straight, I'd expect him to bet it.

[Big Limpin]

Decent opponents will put you on Jacks-Up here. Doesn't make VB wrong, but obv its better if you think they will guess wrong. If you know that guy will crying-call you everytime with Tens-Up, its probably worth it. But if you are less sure thats what he has, or that he's instacalling...VB not so good. YOu're betting into a probably straight draw/hidden trips too. Could get lit up..

[PoorLawyer]

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Decent opponents will put you on Jacks-Up here. Doesn't make VB wrong, but obv its better if you think they will guess wrong. If you know that guy will crying-call you everytime with Tens-Up, its probably worth it. But if you are less sure thats what he has, or that he's instacalling...VB not so good. YOu're betting into a probably straight draw/hidden trips too. Could get lit up..

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I thought the VBs were fairly straight forward. After villain checks 6th, I am pretty sure he is drawing at something/doesnt have trips. Its not like I even raised 5th to get him to slow down! If he hit, he would most likely bet out on the river into two people instead of hoping I had something good enough where he could get a c/r in.

Anyway, seat 6 folded the river and seat 7 indeed had Ts up....I guess when confused on 5th, raise instead of call is the play!