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i calculated the pot size wrong...thanks...fold huh..really? u dont think a re-raise on the turn is good? i thought him over-betting the pot seemed like a bluff...

A hand from a recent 2/5 session. Bought in for $200 again (i know, i should be buying more, but for some reason, I'm more comfortable at the moment buying in at this amt..and the 1/2 game just doesnt suit my style for some reason, at this place). Anyways, i've been c-betting more than half the time, but not all the time. 1 hand, at the beginning of the session, i didnt c-bet A/K on a A-rag-rag flop, with 2 hearts, heads up in position. I called a turn bet, and then bet the river when it bricked. The table seemed a bit surprised at what I had when I was called.So, i've been playing tight-

yeah, no that i re-read, you're right....overpair isolation seems the most likely holding...

well, i'm reading it at the moment...if i think ur gonna ask what i'm thinking u gonna ask..just PM me with ur email.

I'm Rich...i've actually been a member here since 2005, but i rarely posted...cause i rarely played..lol.

ok great....and who's mark? acid knight?

so this is how much you made last year Acid Knight? wow...what limits were you playing mostly? this is mostly online right?

I didn't realize this thread would cause all this uproar...and i thought it was a pretty basic hand..lol...sorry RT..so is the general opinion, or the right thing to do, unless i know the raiser to be extremely aggressive with marginal hands, to fold pre?

yeah...i really think it was close, between 2 pair/set and overpair (under qq). even if it was isolation, i'm almost positive he would do the same thing would 2pair/set..

well, it's easily downloaded on the net for free now.....i mean, if you download torrents...no way anyone would pay 1800...at least i dont htink so...it's a really complicated book if u only play live..

anyone read "let there be range"? just wanted to know what y'all thought..not meaning to jack the thread..

i guess i am a donkey, cause i'm trying to understand what u mean by that bolded above..lol

this is all great great advice...but i keep thinking, even had i bet sized properly pre and on the flop, i still would have been facing a big re-raise from the BB. the way he played through out the session, he didnt seem to be observant (i didnt peg him to be a good/decent player - although, maybe im even worse, lol)...so i figured, regardless, he would still look at my bet, regardless of size, as a c-bet, and not for a big overpair...i guess we'll never know....a guy at the table said it's actually good that i could fold in that spot, on smoke break.....he said most of the fish at the table

so, being in the case of it playing out how u expected, with your bet sizing, and suppose he does raise, over the $105/$110 bet u would have made on the flop....would you call/fold/reraise in that spot?....btw, is there a reason you keep misspelling isolation? or are u doing it on purpose and referring to some poker lingo that im not aware of?

last time i went to rama was when i was 20, (10 yrs ago), and they only had limit hold em..

i was so mad at myself, i left shortly after....the thing was, i remembered a hand, where he bet big..with a flush draw present, and he showed up with 44 set....i guess i kept thinking about this, and felt there was no way my hand was good...but i could just have been easily facing a set/two pair right? i mean, it's close right?

edit***as played, what would you have done?and you were exactly right, he had 10/10. i tanked for a good 3 min, and then folded face-up. whole table thought i was nuts....2nd time in 2 sessions where i folded the nuts...(not the real nuts, but u know). i didnt even see what the button *edit* had, he mucked after turn/river. flush didnt come...6 on turn, and 8 on river...

edit***sorry, I re-read the bold, and realized you had changed the values... nvmbut still, why 77-10, and not 2 pair/set?

Yeah sure, i only started going, but i can easily bring u one time, and then u can go on your own from there. It's Duff/Finch area, apparently there's 2 places there, but I've only been to one. I'm not really familiar with this place, as i just started playing - someone brought me in. Just send me a message whenever ur ready (days ahead of time). I'll bring u there, but I doubt i'll play with u...lol, i'd rather keep my money.why'd u stop going to rama?

This is a 2-5 live game. , Min buy in is $200, max is $500. I'm in the cut-off with Q Q . I'll do my best to make this read-able..UTG + 1 - calls $5UTG + 2 - calls $5UTG + 3 - foldsCutoff - hero - raises to $30 (stack is $650)Button - calls (stack is $85 left)Small blind folds Big Blind calls (stack is $800)everyone else folds3 players FLOP ($102)2 3 6 Big blind checksCutoff - hero - bets $55Button goes all in for $85BB raises $190Cutoff - hero?I'm not worried about the button, since he's all in. He's steaming, and has been playing erratically....I put him on a flush draw at best, may

they do have a 1/2 game, but it's even worse...min buy in is $50, and most ppl buy in for $100. For the 2/5 game, I would say 1/2 the ppl buy in for the min, and other 1/2 buy in for $300-$500. I buy in short, cause I'm just starting to play again, and i figure it'll help me protect myself better.I know, if i dont feel confident, i should play in the smaller game or a different game. this place is close to home, instead of the hours drive to the rama/niagra. I tried playing the 1-2 game, but i feel like i can't beat it, since my game doesnt suit over 5 players per flop...which is common...

Oh, it wasn't Rama or a casino. It was an underground poker room..

I buy in for $200, cause this is the common buy-in at the game. I know the blinds are kind of high, but if you think about it, if eveyrone is buying for $200-$300, then it's not that bad. Villain's stack is over $500, so he has me covered. I do agree that if I called on the turn, I should have raised. Luckily, he gave up on the river, and I won against his A-K. Had he did another big bet on the river, I don't know if I could've called.

2-5 cash game, min buy in 200, max 500. I sat down with 200, stack is now 345. I'm UTG, dealt 99. I raise to 15 (standard raise in this game with no limpers). Cutoff reraises to $45. Everyone fold, I call (this ok?). NO reads on villian, he just sat.Flop (pot is now $97)236 (2 spades)Check check - do i bet here? I don't think so...turn is a 8 (4th suit)I check, villain bets $50. This is where i tanked for a bit. I'm not sure if i should have folded, called, or raised...I guess there is a case for all 3. I did call.River is 10 (no flush on board).thoughts?

Wow, thanks for taking the time. It seems like really basic things i should know, but it's amazing what you overlook when someone doesnt point out the obvious to you...looking back, a raise would have been better..