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The problem with the hand is that you practically committed yourself with that turn bet. With all the money out there, I probably shove and close my eyes. You're ahead of a lot of draws, and only really crushed if he has AA, KK, QQ, A3, or 33.

Main issue I have with this hand is that you bet way too small on the flop. You bet barely 1/2 the pot almost like you planned on milking the hand. TPGK is not that strong, especially versus two opponents with position. I don't know why you'd eliminate AQ from their holdings either, I call bets like that all day with a gutshot for exactly that reason. The preflop raiser (especially real tight players) never thinks you'd call for that gutshot, but when they stick it in on the turn against the nuts, you're giving them implied odds to make those flop calls. Not saying either of them had AQ, but I

I agree with you, Daniel. I figured the stakes and deep stacks make this a more popular play at your level. I guess the more shallow your stack is the more the "raise or fold" thinking applies.Thanks for taking a time out to reply. I thought you played great in HSP Season 2, just some sick sick beats. GL in Season 3 (Did this get filmed yet?) !!

I understand this, however there are other means of keeping the pot small as well. And when you just call, you will often face a big bet on the turn and get blown off your hand anyways. For instance, if you raise the flop then get bet into on the turn, you can usually safely fold unless you improve your hand or have a good read on your opponent. If he checks to you, you also have the option of checking behind if the board is not scary and calling any reasonable river bet unimproved, or value bet the river if checked to.Another reason I don't usually lean towards flat calling, is that if you te

Hi all,Long time lurker and a big fan of DN. I've recently been watching Season 2 of High Stakes Poker on GSN. I have a question for Daniel and the board, no idea if he reads these threads or not.There seems to be a trend on HSP of simply flat calling the flop when you have top pair or and over pair on a non-scary board. I always thought "Small Ball" was mostly applied to tournament play, but a lot of players on HSP seem to simple call on the flop.Examples:Eli raises in MP with ATo. Daniel calls.Flop is 5 2 2 rainbow. Eli bets close to the pot. Daniel simply calls.Turn is another 5. Eli checks