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Top pair good kicker facing raise deep in tournament
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July 28, 2010 - 6:43 am
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Poker Stars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em Tournament – t5000/t10000 Blinds + t1000 – 9 players
Hand Conversion courtesy of Tournament Poker Edge

Llooser (CO): BB = 57.7, t576762
dizzeee (BTN): BB = 134.9, t1349214
PatrickNP1 (SB): BB = 30.8, t307980
UCB_BEARZ (BB): BB = 43.0, t429760
QuadJack (UTG): BB = 27.0, t269965
GMP84 (UTG+1): BB = 26.8, t268152
kennl (UTG+2): BB = 28.0, t280383
elrafi (MP1): BB = 55.0, t549683
damgus (MP2): BB = 12.5, t125274

Pre Flop: (t24000) UCB_BEARZ is BB with J of diamonds A of hearts
5 folds, Llooser calls t10000, 1 fold, PatrickNP1 calls t5000, UCB_BEARZ raises to t40000, Llooser calls t30000, 1 fold

Flop: (t99000) 6 of clubs 2 of hearts A of clubs (2 players)
UCB_BEARZ bets t42000, Llooser raises to t110000, UCB_BEARZ calls t68000

Turn: (t319000) Q of hearts (2 players)
UCB_BEARZ checks, Llooser checks

River: (t319000) T of spades (2 players)
UCB_BEARZ checks, Llooser bets t170000, UCB_BEARZ calls t170000

 

My read on the guy is he limp calls a lot of hands, including weak Ax.  Also, another hand he checked down bottom pair in a multiway pot.  How would you guys play this hand?  Any comments on the sizing?  I don't think folding is a question on flop, but how do you proceed?  Anything about the hand is open to criticism!

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My initial raise would have probably been 20k larger one more for the SB limp and an extra for being OOP, but other than that I think that the pre-flop is okay. My initial impression is FD on the flop so I agree with betting (probably would have gone more toward 60-75% of pot). He re-raises and then I have to stop and think about what I've seen. If you have history with him not being able to get away from hands then I may slide into a punishing mode. I would bet the turn, no need to avoid value here since your hand is pretty strong. Once the river hits I am thinking hard to myself how much KJ is in his range, if it is good then I am going to be pissed as all hell and will probably fold. If it is a small chance that is in his limping range then I call for value.

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Easy call. If you don't want to call a big bet on the river, you can just blockbet the river for 115k and fold to a raise.

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I call. Hand plays like a missed flush draw. I think a weaker Ace bets the Turn but maybe not.

Can't picture myself being that worried here. If he binked 2 pair on the river, whatever…

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July 29, 2010 - 11:28 am
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love your line

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I agree, either a bricked club draw or probably Ax.  You said he likes to limp A-rag so he could have 2 pair but I don't think you can really fold that flop to that kind of opponent, you're going to be good soooo much of the time.  Like the pot control.

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Yeah the turn check is the key here.  You check for pot control and to open up his bluff/showdown range on the river.  I probably bet the river once he checks behind the turn he's never better than you here unless he got lucky on the river.  That said, I think checking is also fine but it might be a missed value spot (obv not in this case because he bet into you).

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def have to value bet seeing as tt likely leads river and aq bets river too so I think he likely has a worse a or a pocket pair. cant really rep air though when you check back turn so I might just jam turn

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