Boooring

cgrohman · #1 08-02-2007, 09:35 AM

Unclear if this hand is discussion worthy:

$20-$40

SB: Decent 40ish Asian Man, plays reasonable pre-flop but makes some weird donk bets with gutshots and random holdings, especially on the flop. He went 3 bets on the flop and turn vs. me on a board of J1043 when he had A10. He was not winning.

BB: Decent TAG, alittle on the too tight side

I had raised the last 2 hands and taken them down pre-flop. I had also raised my button an awful lot this game.

Hand: Folded to me on the button and I raise because its what I do if people fold to me on the button and I still have cards, which I usually do.

SB and BB call. I looka t my hand. Turns out to be A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]10 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] , what a pleasant surprise.

Flop: A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Nice. SB donks, BB folds, I just call.

Turn is 10 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Nice. SB bets, I raise, SB 3 bets.

Not so nice. I????

private joker · #2 08-02-2007, 09:39 AM

I'd call down. I'm not ready to fold aces up in a button-steal vs. blind-defense situation. He can have KT or A4 just as easily as 44/QJ/whatever. Him not slowplaying the flop lessens the chance of having 44 or AK.

cgrohman · #3 08-02-2007, 09:42 AM

4-bet ever cross your mind?

rafiki · #4 08-02-2007, 10:11 AM

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no

KitCloudkicker · #5 08-02-2007, 10:28 AM

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lol?

cmcxchris · #6 08-02-2007, 11:03 AM

Don't blind raise here, in limit hold 'em. There are a lot of hands you should be folding in this spot. When you wake up with what really is a raising hand - your value doesn't compensate for the bets you've thrown away in past orbits blind raising with crap.

4-bet the turn (whether you looked at your hand pre-flop or not).

rafiki · #7 08-02-2007, 11:07 AM

I'm stuck in a massive levelling vortex and I can't get out

cgrohman · #8 08-02-2007, 11:15 AM

I was just kidding. But with these 2 peoples in the blinds I have a wider raising range than normal.

Chipspin · #9 08-02-2007, 03:21 PM

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Given your read, it sounds like 4-betting might not be a bad strategy. I just hate reraising re-reraising the turn when I actually have to call the next bet and make a spite call on the river when I miss my four outer.

So I probably just call down.

cgrohman · #10 08-03-2007, 09:17 AM

I just called and rivered a 10. He had QJ and I made monies on the river.