CoranMoran

Any flop with 2 broadway cards is draw-heavy in my opinion.And I don't slowplay draw-heavy flops against multiple opponents.So I always raise here.If the flop was draw-lite...If the flop came K-high or less, then it is possible that Button has an overcard that he may want to chase.So I would often slowplay the flop in hopes that the 3rd player will tag along while drawing almost dead.But with an Ace on the flop, Button either hit a piece or is already done with the hand.So his decision will likely not change whether he is facing 1 bet or 2.He will continue to play his AQ against 2 bets.And sho

Tough situation.It gets mighty expensive to 3bet the flop, bet the turn, and check-call the river with such a weak hand.What do we do if the 3rd Flush Card hits?What if another 2 falls?Do we really think we are ahead often enough in these cases to call down?I have played this all 3 ways.But there is one way I have seen some people play it that that I feel is completely wrong.If we do decide to 3bet the flop, we must fold to any further aggression.And I think we have to be ok with this before we make our flop decision.If we won't believe Villain's actions and insist on seeing showdown, then thi

Our hand is completely disguised.No one could have any read on us.Thus they could be insta-raising the river with much less than the nuts.I 3bet this river every time.--CM

A river bet only has to be right 50% of the time to be good here.Villain has shown no confidence on this hand yet.A check-raise here is extremely unlikely.Low Risk + Good chance of reward = Bet the river.--CM

Villain led the flop into the Preflop raiser.This represents strength.He then called our raise.An Ace hits the turn.This is the most likely card to help us.Yet Villain shows that he is not afraid of this fact and leads into us again.And calls our raise once more.He is not bluffing here.He can never expect that both we and the 3rd player will fold now.He is betting because he likes his hand.We are raising because our hand is good and has the potential to be great (if we hit our nut Flush Draw).Villain once again bets into us on the river.3 donk-bets and 2 raises thus far against 2 opponents typ

When playing against a poor player, making an unprofitable play just for the sake of "mixing things up" is a bad idea.But in situations such as this, where the decision is close either way, I feel it is important to not choose one option all the time. It's a bad habit. And it can us some money if someone actually is paying attention.Since neither play is significantly worse than the other, show anyone that is watching that you won't fall into a predictable trap.I always like to assume that there is at least 1 player better than me at the table.It helps me play the game "the right way".I know I

Preflop:Against some opponents, I will fold K6 from the buttonAgainst others, I i'll raise any two cards.I don't mind the raise here, if you know how to play it.Flop:Draw heavy board.A caller in between who is likely to be on one of those draws.I raise this flop.Turn:If we think that Villain is capable of folding a good hand here (Top Pair, 2 Pair), then representing the straight with a raise makes sense.I don't think Unknowns are capable of such a thing.So I don't make the raise now that it's heads up.I also don't see enough reason to raise for a free showdown.Because I don't think this parti

I know a lot of players who will always continuation-bet the flop, and then become weak and check-fold the turn when their hand is not very strong.These players are very easy to read.I simply call all of their flop bets.And then fold to a turn bet, or steal the pot if they check.Don't fall into this betting pattern.Making continuation bets on the flop a high % of the time is fine.But don't only bet the turn with Top Pair.And check-fold with less.As long as you mix it up so that your play reveals nothing to your opponents, you are in good shape.So in this 2nd example, I make sure to split my pl

My standard play here is to always raise-call.I put him on enough worse hands to think the odds lie in our favor.I cap against the crazies.--CM

Calling seems fine if your reads are good.- If BB has shown he can bluff the river into 2 opponents.- And if Button isn't a slowplayer who checks behind the turn with the nuts.You can never call a raise with 2nd pair on a 4-straight board.--CM

My calculations:Standard procedure is usually to value overcards as 1.5 outs each.So we have 3 outs when we miss the flop.47 unknown cards.44 bad cards.3 good cards.15-1 odds.We only have 7-1 immediate odds to call.Thus this is an easy fold on the flop.--CM

Yeah, me too.That's why being donk-bet is so fabulous.We must get in a bet on the turn (since checking is horribly passive).But there is always a chance that our turn bet will be check-raised.Which puts us in a pretty awkward place.Since the raise represents strength and we only have a mediocre hand.So a bet on the turn is probably risking 3 bets (what it will cost to see showdown).When Villain donk-bets into us on the turn, he forfeits this threat.And we get in our 1 bet with absolutely no risk.All we have to do is just call.As played, as long as we are willing to fold to more aggression, a

A thought:How do we play this hand differently if we do not make 2 pair on the turn?That Queen looked like a sweet card.But realistically, it did not help us very much. Because our situation ONLY changed against one probable hand (A8).The situation is the exact same against almost all other hands as it was before we hit the Q.We are still behind AK, 88, KK.And we are still ahead of any lesser Ace.So, since we like the turn check-raise with 2 pair...Do we like the turn check-raise if a blank hits the turn?--CM

I play it the exact same.The only possible change to consider is your turn 3bet.But this is not a win 1-lose 2 scenario.It's a win 4-lose 2 scenario!Because with all of those crazy chasers tagging along, every bet we put in gets multipled.So the value of a raise when we are ahead is HUGE.Well played.--CM

Nice table selection.

No need to force out BBHad it gone bet, call...Then I like raising the flop.But let's not face BB with 2 bets. We can't check raise from the button. With multiple limpers in front of us, i like the limp to see a cheap flop.--CM

Yeah, I fire the turn again as well.With so many outs if behind, getting check-raised isn't that bad.--CM

There are some tables/opponents in which I will still play this from the button.But under standard conditions, I don't usually cold-call a single opopnent with 8 high.Even with a pretty looking 8 high.--CM

It seems that it would be logical to know what my plan would be before I make the preflop reraise.I should make the calculations then to determine if I will be callnig an all-in.And maybe I should even be raising a specific amount that will make my decision easier.Either make a small raise so that I can more easily toss it.Or a bigger raise to make myself clearly pot-committed.Do most people use this logic before every preflop decision?--cm

Yeah, I fold the flop.2nd pair against 2 aggressors isn't good enough in most cases.Don't let your pride get in the way.Just because you raised preflop doesn't mean you have to fight to the death for the pot.--CM

Villain's turn lead certainly screams a monster hand.But there just aren't that many hands that we trail.So I want to push once more.With a 3rd player involved, the decision becomes much easier.I raise again on the turn.We hope to see an overplayed AQ.I expect to see something that crushes our one-pair.--CM

After Villain's check-raise on the flop, I put him on only 2 types of hands.- A very strong hand that I am well behind- A drawI can think of only 2 ways to play this.- Passively call down- Raise/fold the flop or turn.My decision would be based on my read.But I don't mind your play against opponents who will push their draws.--CM

I agree with this.Simply calling the raise would have given a lot more options.But my postflop outlook didn't seem too good.If Villain holds JJ/QQ and the flop contains an A or K, I can see him slowing down greatly (ie: check-fold).This give me the read I wanted.But it gives me no additional profit.If it comes without an A or K (which is probable), he will bet anything and I am forced to fold immediately.And thus win no money here either.Awkward scenario for me.But very possibly still the best option.--cm

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Home GameMy Stack: 5500Villain's Stack : 4900Average Stack: 3500Reads:Villain has a repuation of playing tight.But he would push hard when he played.And rarely ever had to show down a hand.Blinds 100-2006 man table.Villain Raises to 600 from utg (3 off button).I hold A K on the button.I raise to 1400Villain moves all in.==============How do you normally play AK when facing another big stack from a tight player?Do you ever just call to see the flop?Should this be folded after the all in?Or do the pot odds force a call?I put this tight Villain on only AK/JJ+Please advise.--CM