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$60 Freezeout: Merging on Merge?

Carlos

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November 30, 2012 - 1:15 pm

Ok. After reading the article and watching a video, 
I figured this might be a good spot to practice the merging concept.

Villain had been opening a lot.





[converted_hand][hand_history]Merge, $10 Buy-in (150/300 blinds, 30 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14801961

CO: 8,705 (29 bb)
BTN: 19,068 (63.6 bb)
SB: 20,173 (67.2 bb)
Hero (BB): 12,313 (41 bb)
MP: 17,347 (57.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J T
2 folds, [color="red"]BTN raises to 600[/color], [color="grey"]SB folds[/color], [color="red"]Hero raises to 1,700[/color], BTN calls 1,100

Flop: (3,700) 7 9 Q[color="blue"] (2 players)[/color]
[color="red"]Hero bets 1,850[/color], BTN calls 1,850

Turn: (7,400) 6[color="blue"] (2 players)[/color]
Hero ?[/converted_hand]

If I understand the merging concept correctly, 
this is a spot where we can bet turn and shove any river.

1. Is this correct?

2. If so, what's our sizing?

Carlos

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November 30, 2012 - 1:24 pm

I dont know what’s wrong with the converter.

It’s a $60 and I 3bet to 1700 pre flop and he called.

I think the rest is readable.

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November 30, 2012 - 5:13 pm

I now know this is not the spot for this move. I think we are looking for a spot where

1. We are the pre flop aggressor

2. We cbet

3. We have a draw and a pair by the turn

4. And over card hits the river at which point we shove whether or not out draw gets there

This is a flat pre/float flop/evaluate turn I think.

So I punted $60 for the sake of learning. How was your morning?

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November 30, 2012 - 6:06 pm

what do you feel his flatting and 4betting ranges are pre? and his calling range for the flop?

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November 30, 2012 - 7:06 pm

He would probably flats 22+, A2s+, ATo+, and all broadways. Minus the hands he 4bets like TT+, AQo+, AJs+

That would be my rough guess.

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December 1, 2012 - 10:11 am

There's not too much wrong 3 betting a hand like this when you're this deep vs an active opener. His flatting range is also probably wider than you listed.

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December 3, 2012 - 8:41 am

Merging is when sometimes worse hands call and sometimes better hands fold. I can't think of any worse hands that can call us.

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