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Folding Kings pre flop
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: Bodddders on November 09, 2007, 13:08:56 PM ---
Pushing pre-flop was an option but I saw a chance to get a lot of chips by just calling his re-raise. Trying to disguise the strength of my hand. Once he went all-in on the raggy flop I thought aces!. Then I rationalised that if he indeed did have the pocket rockets why would he push, so I put him on JJ or QQ and called.
Of course he turned over AA and that was that. Nearly 4 and half hours of grind for a $10 profit. Don"t you just love poker.
--- End quote ---
This is how poker ideas develop - I think shoving all in with Aces when you"ve still got plenty of chips is becoming more prevalent as not only are some players so bad that they will call any all in with a marginal hand, but because some players are good enough to rationalise that it means you " can"t " have aces.
I think you"d have to have some very detailed stats to know whether this was a long term way of maximising your profits, but it is certainly a way to play aces which can win you a lot of chips.
Shy Talk:
Regarding KK - maybe you could tell me what you would have done in my place last week at Walsall.
Last hand before dinner - got KK - raised to 2000 (blinds 300-600) - bb called (had shown earlier he knocked people off hands by going all-in several times - mainly with the inferior hand) - flop all low with two diamonds - he pushes all-in - I call and he has 10 Q diamonds (fishing!!!!) - turn is diamond (of course!) and my only hope is another diamond to give the bigger flush, which doesn"t of course happen.
Did I play this "right" or should I
a) have raised more or
b) folded to the all-in ?
:-\
Swinebag:
pre flop raise was fine
he got lucky, you didn"t. Dont think you can fold when you are ahead against most of his post flop push hands.
HaworthBantam:
--- Quote from: Shy Talk on November 09, 2007, 14:34:31 PM ---
Regarding KK - maybe you could tell me what you would have done in my place last week at Walsall.
Last hand before dinner - got KK - raised to 2000 (blinds 300-600) - bb called (had shown earlier he knocked people off hands by going all-in several times - mainly with the inferior hand) - flop all low with two diamonds - he pushes all-in - I call and he has 10 Q diamonds (fishing!!!!) - turn is diamond (of course!) and my only hope is another diamond to give the bigger flush, which doesn"t of course happen.
Did I play this "right" or should I
a) have raised more or
b) folded to the all-in ?
:-\
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Can"t see that you did anything wrong - you raised at least 3x BB pre flop and got your money in whilst ahead post flop, what more can you do ?
I would also have to say that his action of strongly betting a flush draw isn"t wrong either. After all, he wasn"t to know that you were holding Kings.
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: Shy Talk on November 09, 2007, 14:34:31 PM ---
Regarding KK - maybe you could tell me what you would have done in my place last week at Walsall.
Last hand before dinner - got KK - raised to 2000 (blinds 300-600) - bb called (had shown earlier he knocked people off hands by going all-in several times - mainly with the inferior hand) - flop all low with two diamonds - he pushes all-in - I call and he has 10 Q diamonds (fishing!!!!) - turn is diamond (of course!) and my only hope is another diamond to give the bigger flush, which doesn"t of course happen.
Did I play this "right" or should I
a) have raised more or
b) folded to the all-in ?
:-\
--- End quote ---
How many chips were your all ins?
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