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ZCorky
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Silver Level
I recently played the following hand in 10NL and it led to me to thinking about how to play strong (non-monster) hands in the blinds when it has been raised.
The hand itself was played pretty conservatively and in my eyes very poorly, but I felt like it could have easily spun out of control with what was a pretty weak hand.
pokerstars Game #36889252789: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10 USD) - 2009/12/19 2:15:15 ET
Table 'Semiramis II' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ? ($10.55 in chips)
Seat 2: ? ($7.60 in chips)
Seat 3: Hero ($9.70 in chips)
Seat 4: ? ($18.55 in chips)
Seat 5: ? ($5.15 in chips)
Seat 6: Villain ($10.45 in chips)
Seat 7: ? ($1.95 in chips)
Seat 8: ? ($11 in chips)
Seat 9: ? ($8.30 in chips)
?: posts small blind $0.05
Hero: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qd Ah]
?: folds
?: folds
Villain: raises $0.20 to $0.30
?: folds
?: folds
?: folds
?: folds
?: folds
Hero: calls $0.20
*** FLOP *** [4h As 8s]
Hero: checks
Villain: checks
*** TURN *** [4h As 8s] [Td]
Hero: checks
Villain: bets $0.30
Hero: raises $0.50 to $0.80
Villain: calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [4h As 8s Td] <font color='red'>J<font face="arial">♦</font></font>
Hero: ?
The hand itself was played pretty conservatively and in my eyes very poorly, but I felt like it could have easily spun out of control with what was a pretty weak hand.
pokerstars Game #36889252789: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10 USD) - 2009/12/19 2:15:15 ET
Table 'Semiramis II' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ? ($10.55 in chips)
Seat 2: ? ($7.60 in chips)
Seat 3: Hero ($9.70 in chips)
Seat 4: ? ($18.55 in chips)
Seat 5: ? ($5.15 in chips)
Seat 6: Villain ($10.45 in chips)
Seat 7: ? ($1.95 in chips)
Seat 8: ? ($11 in chips)
Seat 9: ? ($8.30 in chips)
?: posts small blind $0.05
Hero: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qd Ah]
?: folds
?: folds
Villain: raises $0.20 to $0.30
?: folds
?: folds
?: folds
?: folds
?: folds
Hero: calls $0.20
*** FLOP *** [4h As 8s]
Hero: checks
Villain: checks
*** TURN *** [4h As 8s] [Td]
Hero: checks
Villain: bets $0.30
Hero: raises $0.50 to $0.80
Villain: calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [4h As 8s Td] <font color='red'>J<font face="arial">♦</font></font>
Hero: ?