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tough decision in the ukipt DTD

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deanp27:
if you tell me that it is Ali Mallu then i"d do a little dance before callling.

against most players i guess i"d sigh fold

TheSnapper:

Its difficult now to give an honest opinion knowing the result, so I won"t attempt to advise a hindsight educated hero call in this tough spot.

Sadly I"ve had to learn this many times, before the penny finally dropped ( insert Irish / fish joke here ) but the key to these car crash moments and what the top players do really well is, breath ( thats a Tommy Angelo gem and worth thinking about ) calm the emotions and spend the little time you have for a decision, coolly and logically piecing the available multitude of info together ( you have much more info than you think ). Often in spots like these we waste our time with thoughts like, Omg, ffs, what a ridiculously crazy bet, ffs, ffs how can he make that bet I would never etc etc etc. Use the time you have on the things that can help you make a clear rational and more likely, correct decision.

Maybe you haven"t been long at this aggressive table but if not, seems you should have some read on your opponents. Has the villain been involved in creating your impression of the table as "aggressive", what about the SB 3 bettor is he a rock or a maniac or some point in between, has he 3 bet liberally, this is a super spot to squeeze, a move seen frequently at aggressive tables.

As an option, 4 betting preflop is in no way dependent on your style but, is absolutely totally dependent on whether its the most +EV option based on oppo"s tendancies, stack sizes and gameflow.

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