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RAFC24
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$200 NL HE 6-max: Hypothetical situation
Hey guys,
This is not a real hand that was played per say but it is an example I got from one of these million websites that deal with poker, and it highlights a typical situation that I would like your thoughts on.
Middle position player raises and we call on the button with AKo. (a good argument could be made for re-raising but it wasnt the case)
Villain is a decent TAG
Both stacks are deep.
Flop: Ks Th 7h
First question: Do you guys consider this board to be coordinated?
I would say yes...at the limit of coordination. It's not like a 8h 9h jh coordinated board but I would say so.
pfr bets into us (pot size)
Option # 1 fold: I dont think so we have a good hand here. And we have to expect the pfr to make a c-bet here. So its pretty standard so far.
Option # 2 Call: IMO calling gives us no real advantage. We are taking heat with tptk and we are building a pot without a big hand or one that can improve to a bigger hand.
Option #3 Raise: Since it's a pretty coordinated board, our opponent likely could be drawing to a straight, a flush or has a weaker pair than we do.
Raising protects our hand and makes it more expensive for him to draw and possibly we draw value from a weaker pair.
How do you guys view the options at our disposal here??
If this post gets some comments I'l post the exact theme of the example the website was trying to convey.
But their conclusion differs slightly from some reliable theory from another source.
Note:Im not trying to judge the quality of the source of different information, its just that this seems like a very common situation that it cant hurt that we talk about it.
Thanks!
Hey guys,
This is not a real hand that was played per say but it is an example I got from one of these million websites that deal with poker, and it highlights a typical situation that I would like your thoughts on.
Middle position player raises and we call on the button with AKo. (a good argument could be made for re-raising but it wasnt the case)
Villain is a decent TAG
Both stacks are deep.
Flop: Ks Th 7h
First question: Do you guys consider this board to be coordinated?
I would say yes...at the limit of coordination. It's not like a 8h 9h jh coordinated board but I would say so.
pfr bets into us (pot size)
Option # 1 fold: I dont think so we have a good hand here. And we have to expect the pfr to make a c-bet here. So its pretty standard so far.
Option # 2 Call: IMO calling gives us no real advantage. We are taking heat with tptk and we are building a pot without a big hand or one that can improve to a bigger hand.
Option #3 Raise: Since it's a pretty coordinated board, our opponent likely could be drawing to a straight, a flush or has a weaker pair than we do.
Raising protects our hand and makes it more expensive for him to draw and possibly we draw value from a weaker pair.
How do you guys view the options at our disposal here??
If this post gets some comments I'l post the exact theme of the example the website was trying to convey.
But their conclusion differs slightly from some reliable theory from another source.
Note:Im not trying to judge the quality of the source of different information, its just that this seems like a very common situation that it cant hurt that we talk about it.
Thanks!