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Mantelo
Joined: 12.05.2009

Hello, this is my first post on hand evaluation, so I'm sorry if I enter the hand wrong. I've recently moved to NL100 on PartyPoker, so I don't have a huge database on my opponents. In this case from about 100 hand I can describe my opponent as a weak loose "easy calling" recreational player.

Hand converted with online PokerStrategy.com hand converter:

Play hand

$0.5/$1 No-Limit Hold'em (3 handed)

Known players:
[tg]BU$119.74:///////;SB (Hero)$165.63:///////;BB$140.03:///////;[/tg]

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7:s, 6:h.
BU folds, Hero raises to $3.00, BB calls $2.00.

Flop: ($6) 5:c, 3:h, 6:c (2 players)
Hero bets $4.00, BB calls $4.00.

Turn: ($14) 4:c (2 players)
Hero bets $8.00, BB raises to $20.00, Hero calls $12.00.

River: ($54) 5:h (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $36.00, Hero calls $36.00.

Final Pot: $126.

Results follow:

Hero shows a straight, seven high(7s 6h).
BB shows a pair of fives(Ah Qc).

Hero wins with a straight, seven high(7s 6h).

My thoughts on this hand:
1. Preflop - as I believe I have the edge on this player, I tend to open many hands. Although looking now, it seems like a marginal spot as the opponent doesn't like to fold and 76 might be very difficult to play postflop. So best to get rid the hand preflop?
2. Flop - very standard cbet with TP + gutshot.
3. Turn - completes my streight but the possible flush comes as well. After he raises my 2nd barrel I put him on a weaker str8, the str8 like mine or a NutFlushdraw. I believe he would slowplay the flush in this case.
4. River - after a huge bet I exclude the bottom str8, leaving his range with upper str8 or missed Flush. It makes sense for him to hold 78 so having even better str8 when mine as well. After tank I make a crying call, but still I'm very uncertain about this hand.


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r.e pre-flop, it's really meh - saying you have an edge on this player is one thing, and I don't doubt that you do, thing to remember though is why you have an edge on him, the reason is most likely that he plays too many weak hands, and calls too many bets. Thinking about this, the way we exploit our edge is to play good hands that will get us into spots where we ca value bet.

This isn't saying you shouldn't open 76o, I think it's acuallly ok to open, just something to think about when selecting hands to play vs this type of player, don't slip into the trap of "I have an edge" and start playing loads of garbage hands vs him as so many people do.

The actual hand flop cbet fine ofc (always a decent one to consider chk/calling as people like to attack these type of boards vs the PF raisers) I think the turn is kind of interesting I've thought a few different things about it, betting and chking both have merit but as played I'd certainly fold, he very legitimately can have a better hand than you + all his bluffs have good equity.

OTR I think raising as a bluff is way way better than calling, it is near on impossible for him to have a full house here and you could, having said this though betting the decks wettest turncard with tp or a set isn't automatic OTT and could well lead him to hero you.

River is just a fold, but bluff raising also a legitimate option, calling far and away the worst option imo.


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Falber
Joined: 20.02.2009

i think you missread the hand lil, hero hits str8 on the turn.

Or do you want to bluff flush ?


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Originally posted by Falber
i think you missread the hand lil, hero hits str8 on the turn.

Or do you want to bluff flush ?

No I see we've hit the striaght on the turn, i'd much rather bluff otr then call, I don't think we can profitably call the river bet here


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I agree with Lildave. Vs this villian we should just fold since he is described as stationy.

Vs someone decent Jam > Fold > Call


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Really like the fold on the turn, I think our hand is marginal here.

OTR do you think x/shoving is a good option? Can you expect a recreational player to fold a str8/flush and believe that you have a fh? I understand that our play screams that we have fh, but still... recreational player folding a flush?


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recreational player never ever folds a better hand here


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Originally posted by CallumN
recreational player never ever folds a better hand here

So why do we think bluffing is an option OTR? Or I misunderstood smth here :f_confused:


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I only do it vs someone who is decent. AKA a good reg who understands that a flush is the same as AA on the river here if we jam


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Originally posted by CallumN
I only do it vs someone who is decent. AKA a good reg who understands that a flush is the same as AA on the river here if we jam

Ok, now I understand :)


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