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IP raise flop with top pair

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tamamo
Joined: 20.10.2010

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $40.24 (161 bb)
BB: $73.15 (292.6 bb)
UTG: $26.37 (105.5 bb)
MP: $35.78 (143.1 bb)
Hero (CO): $26.24 (105 bb)
BTN: $26.34 (105.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A Q
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.75, Hero calls $0.75, 3 folds

Flop: ($1.85) 9 4 A (2 players)
MP bets $0.88, Hero raises to $2.20, MP calls $1.32

Turn: ($6.25) 8 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $4.40, MP calls $4.40

River: ($15.05) 4 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks

Results: $15.05 pot ($0.68 rake)
Final Board: 9 4 A 8 4
MP showed 7 A and lost (-$7.35 net)
Hero showed A Q and won $14.37 ($7.02 net)

100hands 31/28 fold3b 38% seem loose passive.

according to w34z3l, ideal overall raise flopcb% is around 15%.
IP I would raise, nuts BDFD, strong combodraw, nuts OESD,GS, some 2nd 3rd pair for protection(semibluff).
but still my overall flop raise% is around 10-12%.
so I add some top pair to raising range.

Should I raise only vulnerable top pair?
something like AJ on JT5 twotone.


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la55i
Joined: 27.01.2013

In my opinion you shouldn't raise top pairs at all. How big sample size are you looking at? Maybe you just haven't got enough hands that are good to xr. That is not a problem, it will even out eventually.

You of course check raise nuts, then you should be check raising some of those draws you mentioned. I'm not so sure about raising 2nd and 3rd pairs.
I believe w34z3l also said at some point that we should avoid check raising in very dry texture and also avoid xr hands that can't call a jam.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

I do not like the flop raise too.
We cannot xr as we are IP but still raising TP is not right, imo.


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VaskataBuci
Joined: 08.08.2011

If villain is loose passive raising is OK, as he would call big percentage weaker hands like weaker Ax, FDs. You will have to adapt percentages vs. different kind of opponents - some you would raise 30%, some 5 %. And also vs. some of them it will be polarized range, vs. others merged range.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

Will loose passive guy cbet this flop?


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robin261187
Joined: 04.01.2011

If villain is loose passive and betting, I'd be cautious.

I don't like to raise either. I would probably call flop and turn. River I would decide.

I think it could be ok to raise if you were the BB playing against SB open. Because his range would be much weaker. Against MP I don't think it's the best idea.


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YohanN7
Joined: 15.06.2009

Don't raise with bluff catchers. It isn't for value, and it isn't for bluff, it is just blind raising.


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