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bilgert
Rock Star
Silver Level
I don't know how many people here play razz cash games, but this has come up several times with me and I don't know if I'm playing this correctly and would love to hear other people's thoughts.
Suppose I have the bring-in with a 10 up and I have two cards to a wheel in the hole, something like (3 5) 10 and everyone fold except for one player who has a 7 up and completes- which he/she is likely to do with a premium hand or with trash. Since I have two cards below his up card, I choose to call.
Now on 4th street, let's say my opponent pairs and is now showing 7 7 and I pick up a card like a J, so now statistically, I am ahead with a Jack low with 3 cards to come. Normally I bet here since I am ahead and it is harder for my opponent to fill out his hand. More than likely, he will call. (Should I not bet here?)
Now on 5th Street, let's say my opponent picks up a 10, showing 7 7 10 and I pick up a 9, so I've completed my hand with a jack low, but my opponent is possibly drawing to a better hand.
Absent any information about my opponent, would you advocate
1) check-calling
2) bet-calling a raise
3) bet-fold to a raise
4) check-fold
I usually do 1) or 2), depending on my stack- but I'd love to hear different people's theory on this. I go back and forth on this. When I have a good read on my opponent, I have a good feeling on my EV and whether I should bet on 5th, but absent of that, I am basically flipping coins.
I would love to hear the cardchat's members take on this.
Suppose I have the bring-in with a 10 up and I have two cards to a wheel in the hole, something like (3 5) 10 and everyone fold except for one player who has a 7 up and completes- which he/she is likely to do with a premium hand or with trash. Since I have two cards below his up card, I choose to call.
Now on 4th street, let's say my opponent pairs and is now showing 7 7 and I pick up a card like a J, so now statistically, I am ahead with a Jack low with 3 cards to come. Normally I bet here since I am ahead and it is harder for my opponent to fill out his hand. More than likely, he will call. (Should I not bet here?)
Now on 5th Street, let's say my opponent picks up a 10, showing 7 7 10 and I pick up a 9, so I've completed my hand with a jack low, but my opponent is possibly drawing to a better hand.
Absent any information about my opponent, would you advocate
1) check-calling
2) bet-calling a raise
3) bet-fold to a raise
4) check-fold
I usually do 1) or 2), depending on my stack- but I'd love to hear different people's theory on this. I go back and forth on this. When I have a good read on my opponent, I have a good feeling on my EV and whether I should bet on 5th, but absent of that, I am basically flipping coins.
I would love to hear the cardchat's members take on this.