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Hectorjelly

Real Money Ring Game
Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes
Call It Luck 3451706-168037 Holdem No Limit $0.50/$1
[Oct 3 15:59:37] : Hand Start.
[Oct 3 15:59:37] : Seat 1 : Villain has $78.25
[Oct 3 15:59:37] : Seat 2 : Mad Frankie has $70
[Oct 3 15:59:37] : Seat 3 : hectorjelly has $154.25
[Oct 3 15:59:37] : Seat 4 : powergamble has $105.75
[Oct 3 15:59:37] : Seat 5 : tarn has $0
[Oct 3 15:59:37] : Seat 6 : rapidron has $33
[Oct 3 15:59:37] : Mad Frankie is the dealer.
[Oct 3 15:59:39] : hectorjelly posted small blind.
[Oct 3 15:59:39] : powergamble posted big blind.
[Oct 3 15:59:39] : Game [168037] started with 5 players.
[Oct 3 15:59:39] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Oct 3 15:59:39] : Seat 3 : hectorjelly has Kd Kh
[Oct 3 15:59:41] : rapidron folded.
[Oct 3 15:59:48] : Villain called $1 and raised $2
[Oct 3 15:59:48] : Mad Frankie folded.
[Oct 3 15:59:51] : hectorjelly called $2.50
[Oct 3 15:59:51] : powergamble called $2
[Oct 3 15:59:52] : Dealing flop.
[Oct 3 15:59:52] : Board cards [Qc 9s Ts]
[Oct 3 16:00:27] : hectorjelly checked.
[Oct 3 16:00:33] : powergamble bet $2
[Oct 3 16:00:38] : Villain called $2 and raised $4

I ???

Villain is an odd pancake, Ive played some sessions with him where I thought he played very well; once even folding a set (correctly) to my overset. But some of my notes suggest he is often a loose fish, not sure what mood he is today. He is quite tight preflop with regard to raising standards, which is why I flat called preflop.

NickyOD

I still hate the smooth call preflop. I think its probably best to smooth call the raise in on this flop and lead the turn. What do you think his raise on the flop means? AQ?

Ste05

IMHO, you have very little information here, why have you played this hand so passively with two players involved?????
You gave the BB odds to call with your flat call pre-flop and now he could have anything. This is a nasty looking board and they both seem to like it in some shape or form....

This min-re-raise smells a bit off from the Villian, to me anyway why would he give odds for whoever has the J to draw to it cheaply, unless of course he has the J with the A kicker???, they both look like little blocker bets to me....

So I would have to re-raise here and make sure that draw doesn't hit, and if it does it is expensive, I think I'd raise it up to about $15 to try and find out where I stand, I'd be representing more than KK here, so any further action and I'm being careful!!!

Lafortezza

The smallish raise by Villain on that flop hints that he has a better hand than TPTK.
I flat call the flop, fold if they get into a raising war. Check fold if the turn comes a scary card other wise bet 2/3 pot.
Standard disclaimer applies.

ocallagh

he has trips, fold. plus the other lad will probably hit his str8!

Ste05

What happened here HJ??????

Hectorjelly

I folded, I didnt like being in the middle of a bet and a raise; also that flop is one of the worst imaginable, Preflop I thought he had QQ AA AK maybe AK, all of which have me screwed (Bar AK obv). The hand played out and he had AA. Other guy had T3 or something similarly ridiculous.

I was by no means sure I wasnt folding the best hand, but I decided that on the balance of probabilities I was behind.

If I was going to continue with the hand I would of probably called and led the turn.

Hectorjelly

NickyOD wrote:

I still hate the smooth call preflop. I think its probably best to smooth call the raise in on this flop and lead the turn. What do you think his raise on the flop means? AQ?

Hes tight enough to fold Q's preflop so a raise preflop has to be - EV except for information purposes. Also I get to keep the pot nice and small with a disguised holding. Against most players I would be happy to get all my money in preflop, but not against this guy.