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Do we call?
pokerpops:
fwiw I called - it was a mental coin flip but with an edge towards calling because the bet size looked all wrong
he had ks tc
given the comments here I might adjust that decision a little towards folding in future. I do so love to make the hero call, but it can be expensive
AMRN:
--- Quote from: david3103 on October 07, 2010, 13:44:48 PM ---
I"m always interested in the concept of PF raises in tournaments and I guess that the consensus these days is 2.4/2.5x?
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There"s an interesting bit of text on this in the current WPT Mag - see the Stuart Rutter article on stack sizes in the strategy section.
10 years ago, 4x or even 5x raises were the norm.... then two years 3x was the standard.... now with all the 3 and 4 betting on almost every hand, the smallest possible raise is best. You don"t want a situation where the pot is so bloated when the flop is dealt that a reasonable c-bet costs you a significant chunk.... keeping your raises smaller preflop allows for cheaper play post flop, whilst usually achieving the same goal.
George2Loose:
The sicko regs now min raise pre
bigredders:
--- Quote from: david3103 on October 07, 2010, 13:57:31 PM ---
fwiw I called - it was a mental coin flip but with an edge towards calling because the bet size looked all wrong
he had ks tc
given the comments here I might adjust that decision a little towards folding in future. I do so love to make the hero call, but it can be expensive
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Dont let the fact that you won the hand here makes you correct..... there is just so much that beats you in this hand and lets face it, its for your tournament. Hero calls are great, but are a) very rarely right and b) a lot easier live when you have visable reads as well as betting patterns.
As far as the betsizing is concerned i agree with everyone that it was too spewy. I prefer the Chris Fergerson method personally inbetween 2 and 3x the blinds but slightly more the earlier in position you get. That way you don"t giveaway and pre-flop info.
George2Loose:
Before you pat yourself on the back too much think villian is unlucky you hit a jack. If the board pairs would u make the call with Ace high?
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