Professional No-Limit Hold 'em Volume 1 Review Thread

[stinkpaw]

Anyone who hasn't gotten this book do yourself a favor and order it now. It may help prevent you from getting into situations like the following:


Effective Stacks 100BB

Dealt AQo UTG. Want to get my SPR low so raise 6BB and hope for at least 2 callers. Only get 1. Stack is 94 BB and pot is 12BB (leaving out blinds for the Rake.) SPR is 7.8. Villain is loose and aggressive. Loose increases my Target SPR, but aggressive lowers it, so I’d day my T-SPR is 5 for this hand & opponent, so I didn’t reach it.

Flop (12BB) Q, 9, 5 2 suited, I have none of the suits.

I hit, but I’m playing above my T-SPR, and I really have trouble making a plan for the hand.

This is how the hand played out:

I bet 2/3 Pot (8BB) and got called.

Turn (28 BB, Eff Stack 86, SPR 3) 7o
I bet 3/4 Pot (21BB) & get called.

River (70 BB, Eff Stacks 65 BB) 6o
I check, villain pushes.


1) Should I just fold PF? Seems kinda weak-tight but AQo UTG FR may end up in more trouble than its worth.

2) If I bet the pot on both the Flop and Turn, I would end up with half a pot left on the River making a much easier decision. But I am in essence going to the felt when the SPR is higher than my T-SPR, which is something that is –EV.

3) I could check the Turn but what do I do if villain bets. If he takes the free card we are pretty much c/c a reasonable bet on the River with any card, even the 3rd flush card, correct?