diggitron1

A little more info is needed. Are you raising from the button, or from UTG? Assuming you're on or near the button you've got to raise post flop (instead of check), even with a junk flop like this. Put in a bet the size of the pot. If your opponent plays back at you strong, or gives it up then let your hand go. Many times they'll fold, and the small amounts you pick up doing this will pay for the times you put in a pot sized raise and they play back at you. That's how I would do it, for what it's worth, but then again I don't make a living playing poker, so what do I know.

I've looked for this on the internet, but couldn't find it. So I'd appreciate the help.Ten handed game. You are dealt Kx suited. What are the odds that someone else is on Ax suited?I ask bc i've been operating under the impression that a king high flush was a pretty strong hand.But I seem to be losing to the Ace flush a lot. Am i just catching bad breaks or am i playing bad odds?I don't mind a rough patch, if this is still a good bet. I pretty much only play it when I have position, or from the big blind if I don't face a raise. But it's still been a losing proposition for me.Let me kno

If somebody would tell me what site, and when they are I'd love to playe-mail me @ diggitron1@yahoo.comThanks

Yup. Rookie mistake. :oops: Still, do you think his was a good call?

I'm kind of a newbie to multi table tourneys. I was playing a 100 player tourney on line and got nailed on the first hand. :oops: I made a play, and he called. I've got three questions, but first I'll set up the situation.It's the first hand of a ten table internet tourney. Each of us are given $1000 in tournament chips.I am in the small blind. My hand is 5 4 . There were four callers before the flop, but no raise.The first caller was in mid position. He was the guy who busted me.The flop comes 9 8 6 , which gives me the flush draw, and a gutshot straight draw. I decide to try

Are you guys still doing the Tuesday night NL hold em tourney? you were a few months ago but I din't have broadband then so I couldn't play.Well, I'm in the 20th century now. So if you still hold the tourney, I'd love to participate.Got any info?Post here or e-mail me directly a diggitron1@yahoo.comThanks :-)

yup, you caught me. :oops: I was thinking in terms of NL instead of PL, which was the situation.So I was stuck either way.

I went back and checked my bible. Doyle Brunson says I was right before the flop to only call, but wrong after the flop to check raise. I should have led out with a sizeable bet post flop. That would have ruined his odds on the call.instead of 2to 1, he would have gotten something like 1.2 to one. Which is insufficient to justify the call. I think my greed got me. I wanted him to bluff at the pot, which he did, but in doing so I set him up for perfect flush chasing odds.Anyway, thanks for the comments, and I welcome all other opinions or comments.

Please explain how I should have played differently.Perhaps I should have raised pre-flop, but the end result would likely have been the same. Unless you think I should have gone all-in or put in half my stack on 77 pre flop with a call from UTG.

Your stacks are not deep enough that your raise would have to be interpreted as a set. Your raise could have meant a lot of things, like an overpair, top pair, middle pair that didn't believe the initial bettor, or maybe an open-ended straight draw. I understand that you would like to know if his call is still a good one if he puts you on a set, but there is just no way he can give you that much credit anyway when your stacks aren't that deep. And yeah, you should probably start making this call if you are in his given situation from now on.Well, I had been playing really tight, and this wa

OK, so he couldn't put me on diamonds. But he definitely puts me on a set, which means he can't pair the board or he loses. That cuts his possible outs to seven. So a followup question for you math junkies is how does that change the odds (if any). And if the odds change, does that change the validity of the call?Honestly, i'm not belly aching over a tough loss. I really want to know from the standpoint of improving my game. I mean, if it's such a good call, I should probably make it more often.

I knew the money was right for the call.I see your point about him not putting me on diamond diamond. is this the type of play you would make in a tournament game?

I recently got into a minor argument about a call. I was on 77, the flop came 10 3 7 . I was in the small blind, and completed the bet. There were four people in the pot at the time. There was no raise pre-flop, but my opponent had called from under the gun.It was pot limit, so I check raised (that is to say that I checked, my opponent bet 350, I raised for all my chips. I had around 1000 chips. My opponent had roughly 2600. with my raise the pot was approximately 1450. My opponent had to call 650. So he was getting a little more than 2 to 1 to chase the flush. Which he did. But his

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I understand you don't like playing stakes that high, but you're not! You're playing at the stakes that you bough in at for the SNG. Maybe the competition is a little tougher, but this is your chance to test yourself while basically freerolling. As to the money, don't think of it as money, but chips. Big bets and little bets instead of $1-$2 or whatever. Maybe that's just me, but I'd give it a go. You'll never know till you try.