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loopmeister
Rock Star
Silver Level
I'm struggling with AK play when I don't get a piece of the flop. This is a typical hand that gets me confused as to what to do:
** Game ID 17798138 starting - 2007-02-08 17:05:44
** On Request [Hold 'em] (2.00|4.00 No Limit - Cash Game) real money
- Sparrowhawk sitting in seat 1 with $93.03
- onecardkid sitting in seat 2 with $1052.71
- loopy sitting in seat 3 with $386.00
- lil_nicki sitting in seat 4 with $161.00 [Dealer]
- TaKe4rMu sitting in seat 5 with $134.25
- NickSA sitting in seat 6 with $549.76
- RavenJ7 sitting in seat 7 with $242.03
- PLH444 sitting in seat 8 with $60.13
TaKe4rMu posted the small blind - $2.00
NickSA posted the big blind - $4.00
Sparrowhawk posted to play - $4.00
** Dealing card to loopy: King of Spades, Ace of Spades
RavenJ7 folded
PLH444 folded
Sparrowhawk checked
onecardkid called - $4.00
loopy raised - $16.00 (Standard raise)
lil_nicki folded
TaKe4rMu folded
NickSA called - $16.00
Sparrowhawk folded
onecardkid called - $16.00
** Dealing the flop: Jack of Diamonds, 9 of Spades, 6 of Hearts
NickSA checked
onecardkid checked
loopy bet - $15.00 other players showed weakness / slowpaying. Std Continuaton bet.
NickSA called - $15.00
onecardkid folded
** Dealing the turn: 4 of Hearts
NickSA checked
Okay. So Villian didn't go away and the turn hasn't helped me; and he's checked the turn. I'm guessing he has a smaller pocket pair or is slowplaying a jacks. Now the big question:
Do I fire again and risk feeling like a chump for throwing away chips, or just check here and show weakness?
** Game ID 17798138 starting - 2007-02-08 17:05:44
** On Request [Hold 'em] (2.00|4.00 No Limit - Cash Game) real money
- Sparrowhawk sitting in seat 1 with $93.03
- onecardkid sitting in seat 2 with $1052.71
- loopy sitting in seat 3 with $386.00
- lil_nicki sitting in seat 4 with $161.00 [Dealer]
- TaKe4rMu sitting in seat 5 with $134.25
- NickSA sitting in seat 6 with $549.76
- RavenJ7 sitting in seat 7 with $242.03
- PLH444 sitting in seat 8 with $60.13
TaKe4rMu posted the small blind - $2.00
NickSA posted the big blind - $4.00
Sparrowhawk posted to play - $4.00
** Dealing card to loopy: King of Spades, Ace of Spades
RavenJ7 folded
PLH444 folded
Sparrowhawk checked
onecardkid called - $4.00
loopy raised - $16.00 (Standard raise)
lil_nicki folded
TaKe4rMu folded
NickSA called - $16.00
Sparrowhawk folded
onecardkid called - $16.00
** Dealing the flop: Jack of Diamonds, 9 of Spades, 6 of Hearts
NickSA checked
onecardkid checked
loopy bet - $15.00 other players showed weakness / slowpaying. Std Continuaton bet.
NickSA called - $15.00
onecardkid folded
** Dealing the turn: 4 of Hearts
NickSA checked
Okay. So Villian didn't go away and the turn hasn't helped me; and he's checked the turn. I'm guessing he has a smaller pocket pair or is slowplaying a jacks. Now the big question:
Do I fire again and risk feeling like a chump for throwing away chips, or just check here and show weakness?