quick
Legend
Silver Level
You know then deal.
You’ve flopped TPTK or even better, you’ve flopped a set or top two pair. You put out a value bet (or if the board is draw heavy, make it a bit bigger).
Your opponent calls, turn doesn’t bring any obvious draws so you pump up the value bet and they call.
River comes and suddenly your hand feels a bit vulnerable, but surely this opponent didn’t call pre, flop, and turn to catch runner runner straight or flush did they?
You don’t want to lose value if they check to you so you value bet your hand OR you’re first to act and don’t want to get too out of line so you check to them. Then BAM in either case they shove their entire stack and you’re left wondering ... are you miles ahead or did they suck out again?
This remains one of my biggest online cash game full ring leaks. Sometimes I call and see they had complete air and I win. Or they rivered a lower two pair or set and I coolered them a bit. But then other times we call and they show like Q9 off for their rivered runner runner straight or their 69s for their runner runner flush and you’re left staring at the felt.
So how do you find the fold button in these spots while at the same time not getting pushed off your solid but non-nutted hand?
I feel like it’s about 50/50 here, sometimes I call and have them crushed and other times I call and they’ve pulled off a miracle river.
So how do you make the right call esp in the micros where there’s a good mix of at least three or four thinking players like us here and a two to three ATC rec fish with one or two tom Dwan wannabes at every table ?
You’ve flopped TPTK or even better, you’ve flopped a set or top two pair. You put out a value bet (or if the board is draw heavy, make it a bit bigger).
Your opponent calls, turn doesn’t bring any obvious draws so you pump up the value bet and they call.
River comes and suddenly your hand feels a bit vulnerable, but surely this opponent didn’t call pre, flop, and turn to catch runner runner straight or flush did they?
You don’t want to lose value if they check to you so you value bet your hand OR you’re first to act and don’t want to get too out of line so you check to them. Then BAM in either case they shove their entire stack and you’re left wondering ... are you miles ahead or did they suck out again?
This remains one of my biggest online cash game full ring leaks. Sometimes I call and see they had complete air and I win. Or they rivered a lower two pair or set and I coolered them a bit. But then other times we call and they show like Q9 off for their rivered runner runner straight or their 69s for their runner runner flush and you’re left staring at the felt.
So how do you find the fold button in these spots while at the same time not getting pushed off your solid but non-nutted hand?
I feel like it’s about 50/50 here, sometimes I call and have them crushed and other times I call and they’ve pulled off a miracle river.
So how do you make the right call esp in the micros where there’s a good mix of at least three or four thinking players like us here and a two to three ATC rec fish with one or two tom Dwan wannabes at every table ?