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Master Cash - Make your Play. (3)
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Use this Thread & Poll to make your play.
Players 6. Blinds £1 £2. We have £200. Our hand is Ks Qs. We are in the BB.
SB makes it £7
We Re-Raise to £20. SB Calls.
Flop = Kc, 10s, 3c
Pot is now £40.
Villain now CHECKS.
Do we.....
a) Bet £38
b) Bet £20.
c) Check?
Use the Poll to Vote...
AND
Explain WHY you have chosen that line.
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I have top pair with a reasonable kicker and there is a possibility that the villain is on a flush draw so I need to put a bet it and make him pay if he is on a draw. Its also possible that he has a smaller pocket pair and has missed completely and will fold to any bet.
It loooks like he was simply trying to blind steal but must have had at least something to call your PF raise. The T on the board is the scary card - leads to too many straight possibilities. Couple this with the two clubs and your hand is vulnerable so you have to make the villain pay for any draw.
Betting £20 gives the villain 3:1 to hit his hand so would, with implied odds, give him the odds for the flush or straight draws (QJ is well within his range). If it is correct for the villain to call, clearly £20 is not big enough to bet.
If you bet £38 and run into AA, AK, KT, TT or 33 then you'll find out when he shoves on you!
If I get a big re-raise I can get out of the hand without to much damage to my stack.
The opponent could easily have A's, K's T's 3's or K T and be looking for the continuation bet to pounce with a big bet.
The call of the re-raise could be made with a monster hand or with a weak hand. A re-raise after a bet on the flop would give you the answer.
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The caller probably has Ax or a pocket pair. therefore you are probably winning. However there is a slight chance he has AK or even made trips wth his PP. Therefore he goes all in in reply I would think about folding.
but alot of people see half pot bets as weak and will 3 bet leaving you with a decision
and draws always seem to call this also!
So I bet £38 to make decisions easy.
Checking suggests a possible flush draw or trips but as I have top pair I would definitely fire out a strong bet. If a re-raise follows greater then half my stack I would then fold.
Strong bet Marrrster.
I don't play a lot of cash but if we bet £20 aren't we giving anyone on a flush draw the odds to call, therefore if your looking to win the hand there and then, a bet of £38 is the way to go.
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btw why does everyone want worse top pair to fold? SO they don't make 2p? Thats kind of a bad mindset.
It's impossible to say the correct way to play a particular hand as we have not got any idea on game flow or the way the opponent plays. some people are extreme nits and only call a 3bet with 1% of their range (QQ+,AK) where as extreme loose players call with 50% of their range.
In this case i would bet 38 pounds as i would do that with almost 100% of my range as i have position and the betting lead. (at the 1-2 level you have to keep your made hands and bluffs balanced otherwise you might aswell play with your cards face up.)
True,i guess i would 2/3 pot usually but that option was not there lol,so i decided to go for strength with a full size pot bet instead of a weakish half pot bet.
There probably could be a arguement to any of the plays offered as we have not got enough information about the hand.(does not even state if are opponent is sitting with a full stack.)