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BenLZ
Rock Star
Silver Level
$25 NL HE 6-max: $ : Out kicked?
My biggest fear in poker is being out kicked. I feel like dictated my play to such a considerable extent that I've really tightened up. I don't even like to defend the BB or SB with AT or A9 anymore. Here's a situation where I feel this fear gets the best of me...Please comment, am I being irrational with my kicker fear?
MP is a tight player. Haven't played many hands with him. Seems conservative.
Hero dealt [Ah Jh]
Hero posts SB
BB posts
2 folds.
MP raises to .85.
SB calls.
BB folds.
($2) Flop comes [Ac 2d 8d]
SB checks
BB bets $1.25
SB raises to $3.50
I wanted to do some pot control here - find out where I am early in the hand and send a message to villain that I have something. Instead of just the c/c I wanted to know where I was in the hand, the decision to raise was made more out of fear. I think in this situation I usually just call. I feel my fear of losing to AQ or AK was really dominating my play here.
SB calls $2.25.
Turn is [4d]
SB checks
BB checks
($9) River is [Th]
SB bets $4.50.
BB calls $4.50.
This was some combination of a value bet and a bet to control pot size.
BB turns over AT.
SB mucks.
Comments? This is not my usual line.
My biggest fear in poker is being out kicked. I feel like dictated my play to such a considerable extent that I've really tightened up. I don't even like to defend the BB or SB with AT or A9 anymore. Here's a situation where I feel this fear gets the best of me...Please comment, am I being irrational with my kicker fear?
MP is a tight player. Haven't played many hands with him. Seems conservative.
Hero dealt [Ah Jh]
Hero posts SB
BB posts
2 folds.
MP raises to .85.
SB calls.
BB folds.
($2) Flop comes [Ac 2d 8d]
SB checks
BB bets $1.25
SB raises to $3.50
I wanted to do some pot control here - find out where I am early in the hand and send a message to villain that I have something. Instead of just the c/c I wanted to know where I was in the hand, the decision to raise was made more out of fear. I think in this situation I usually just call. I feel my fear of losing to AQ or AK was really dominating my play here.
SB calls $2.25.
Turn is [4d]
SB checks
BB checks
($9) River is [Th]
SB bets $4.50.
BB calls $4.50.
This was some combination of a value bet and a bet to control pot size.
BB turns over AT.
SB mucks.
Comments? This is not my usual line.