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[Closed] 1/2$ A8o Top 2 pair

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TerrorBlade
Joined: 16.10.2007

Hey there guys I've been recently trying out some different lines to extract max value from certain opponents, villain here is a 22/18 TAG with whom I have no history. After my preflop show of strength, would a TAG call the flop & turn with anything less than an ace/draw?

If he has an ace, he might be playing wa/wb here then after seeing my check on the river sees an easy value bet against a pair lower than an ace then would have to make a crying call.

If he has a busted draw he's obv. playing c/f anyway so this gives me a chances for an extra BB if he plays b/f.

The only drawback I can think of is if he's playing c/c the whole way with a lower pair and I might lose value from that.

Good place for this adjustment?

1/2 Fixed-Limit Hold'em (6 handed)
Hand recorder used for this poker hand: Texas Grabem 1.9 by www.pokerstrategy.com.

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8♠, A♦
3 folds, BU raises, Hero 3-bets, BB calls, BU calls.

Flop: (9.00 SB) 2♥, A♠, 8♦ (3 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, BU calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) K♠ (2 players)
Hero bets, BU calls.

River: (7.50 BB) 4♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BU bets, Hero raises, BU calls.

Final Pot: 11.50 BB


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Yoghi
Joined: 10.09.2007

I like it, a turn c/r would be suspicious because you never c/f here after 3-betting pre :)

But, which draw will he have? The only possible draw is spades, and they arrived. On such a board a TAG will probably valuebet a K, so the c/r should be good.

Take a note if he can't fold a K here, then you can check/raise loads more since you get 2 instead of 1 bet :)


Hi TerrorBlade,

I like it as well. I don't see him holding a lot draws here if at all so his main range are aces which he will bet as you mentioned.
The turn was a bad turncard as he can fold a lot pocketpairs here which makes the river check/raise good. If the turn and river are blanks then betting the river becomes better as pocketpair become more likely.

I don't see him on a K here very often as calling with K-high on the flop would be very bad. ;) (Could be wrong. I have no equilator here.)


Yoghi
Joined: 10.09.2007

say he has KTs with bdfd

Equity Win Tie Loss Hand
Player 1: 16,983 % 14,775 % 4,416 % 80,809 % KdTd
Player 2: 83,017 % 80,809 % 4,416 % 14,775 % 22+, A2s+, K9s+, QTs+, A3o+, KTo+

Bad call indeed :P