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W T eff does this even meeeeannnn??
| pryce6 | Small blind | 25.00 | 25.00 | 2120.00 | |
| Biscuit999 | Big blind | 50.00 | 75.00 | 2645.00 | |
| Your hole cards |
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| UNCLE_PAT | Fold | ||||
| leapylee57 | Fold | ||||
| xxx | Call | 50.00 | 125.00 | 2050.00 | |
| FatHarry | Fold | ||||
| pryce6 | Call | 25.00 | 150.00 | 2095.00 | |
| Biscuit999 | Check | ||||
| Flop | |||||
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| pryce6 | Check | ||||
| Biscuit999 | Check | ||||
| xxx | Bet | 100.00 | 250.00 | 1950.00 | |
| pryce6 | Call | 100.00 | 350.00 | 1995.00 | |
| Biscuit999 | Fold | ||||
| Turn | |||||
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| pryce6 | Check | ||||
| xxx | Bet | 500.00 | 850.00 | 1450.00 | |
| pryce6 | ??? | ||||
My questions are, why has he done this? Does he want me to fold? Is he scared of this board? What are his likely holdings?
Basically overbets confuse the **** out of me, I hardly use them (unless it's a shippp) and I had no idea where I was. I realise the easy decision is to fold but if some better players can explain the thinking behind this spot/play that would be great.
Comments
The check on flop is terrible and the check on the turrn even worse. you induced the overbet and basically you might as well have laid it down pre-flop.
You flat called pre so surely you must 3 bet the flop to ask questions and find out where u are? as played all you are doing is inducing the overbet?.
Now that the hand has been played to the turn though - things are looking up...................
looking at the board - its a shove ftw.
I don't mind the check to induce the c-bet, but I'd then raise it up to 3/400, and lead out strongly on the turn.
If you think you have the best hand here (and I think you do) then bet it strongly.
Raising isn't solely to fold out inferior hands, it's to fold out drawing hands OR make drawing hands pay to catch their card. If he's sat there with 2 spades, your raise will probably get called, then when he misses the turn- a solid bet probably gets the job done without any hassle. If he does stay involved, he's not getting anything like the price to. If he starts getting even more busy on the flop, then you have a decision- either he wants all the money in with a draw or he has you dominated. Decision time.
As it is, the reason you're stuck now is because you have zero idea based on that flop play. My guess is, if the villain's halfway decent, he used that weak lead on flop either with a view to reraise you, or as a test to see how strong your hand is. By flatting, he guessed your hand probably isn't that strong, and is now trying to push you off.
Personally... I dunno, it's tough. Board is dangerous, so he could be trying to take it down with 2 pair or a set. But my gut instinct puts him on a draw here, reading your hand as weak and trying to steal it off you. A lot depends on the tournament buyin, structure and how I'm feeling- I'd probably take the gamble and shove if the structure's quite quick.
You call XXXX a limp calling fish - its a BH players are constantly looking for a cheap flop and a connection and to be frank - you did this too - therefore you had no idea what you were facing and never found out - go XXXX ;-)