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Nicolas Ahahah
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Hi, I would like to share this hand that happened yesterday at a live table in the casino.
I had been playing for 45 min and already shown 2 or 3 big hands so my image was probably TAG. However the young gun who was barely in age to play had been sitting for only 20 minutes so he might not had figured my profile yet. He looked like a semi-regular, who bought in for the maximum ($300) and already won a couple hands without showdown.
Blinds $1/$2
UTG folds
UTG+1 folds
UTG+2 young gun with $370 raises $13
UTG+3 folds
Hijack calls $13
CO calls $13
Button Me with $190 looks at AKoff raises $26
Here I did not raise more because:
- I have position so I don't mind too much more than one call
- my image may induce I have a rather strong hand which includes AK but probably bottom of my range
- the guys at these tables often call whatever the bet preflop so why build a huge pot and face a decision for the whole stack on the flop?
Young gun and Hijck called. pot is $94 minus $7 rake. ($87 absolute)
Flop: 10 10 5 rainbow.
Young gun checks
Hijack checks
I bet $40
I bet $40 which is less than half the pot, because that flop has either helped none or made one's hand a monster. With a $40 bet I thought I could represent QQ or better not afraid of the flop and wanting to build the pot. I thought if I bet more it would appear like a bluff and represent more the hand I have (AK).
Young gun raises $125 pretty quickly
Hijack folds
Now the pot is $252 and I have $124 behind. First I thought about folding quickly. But I considered the size of the pot and the possibilities: he does not have AA or KK, so I am 1:3 against QQ or lower. He may have 55 but that is very rare, and 10 10 is even less likely considering that big raise. So I thought he has either QQ or lower except pocket tens, or a bluff with hands including mine. This took some time and I was a bit confused about the pot size and odds. I eventualy folded without showing and he smiled and showed AQoff.
How would you play this situation and analyze his play? Is it typical of the young players who like to do moves on the TAG players?
Thanks all.
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I had been playing for 45 min and already shown 2 or 3 big hands so my image was probably TAG. However the young gun who was barely in age to play had been sitting for only 20 minutes so he might not had figured my profile yet. He looked like a semi-regular, who bought in for the maximum ($300) and already won a couple hands without showdown.
Blinds $1/$2
UTG folds
UTG+1 folds
UTG+2 young gun with $370 raises $13
UTG+3 folds
Hijack calls $13
CO calls $13
Button Me with $190 looks at AKoff raises $26
Here I did not raise more because:
- I have position so I don't mind too much more than one call
- my image may induce I have a rather strong hand which includes AK but probably bottom of my range
- the guys at these tables often call whatever the bet preflop so why build a huge pot and face a decision for the whole stack on the flop?
Young gun and Hijck called. pot is $94 minus $7 rake. ($87 absolute)
Flop: 10 10 5 rainbow.
Young gun checks
Hijack checks
I bet $40
I bet $40 which is less than half the pot, because that flop has either helped none or made one's hand a monster. With a $40 bet I thought I could represent QQ or better not afraid of the flop and wanting to build the pot. I thought if I bet more it would appear like a bluff and represent more the hand I have (AK).
Young gun raises $125 pretty quickly
Hijack folds
Now the pot is $252 and I have $124 behind. First I thought about folding quickly. But I considered the size of the pot and the possibilities: he does not have AA or KK, so I am 1:3 against QQ or lower. He may have 55 but that is very rare, and 10 10 is even less likely considering that big raise. So I thought he has either QQ or lower except pocket tens, or a bluff with hands including mine. This took some time and I was a bit confused about the pot size and odds. I eventualy folded without showing and he smiled and showed AQoff.
How would you play this situation and analyze his play? Is it typical of the young players who like to do moves on the TAG players?
Thanks all.
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