edge-t
Rock Star
Silver Level
Scenario 1:
Suppose you're dealt pocket Jacks in MP/LP, $50NL, you buy in for the max. 2 limpers, you raise to $1.50. folded to big blind and he raises to $4.50. Villain's stack is double of yours: $100. limpers folds. You put him on Big connectors like AK-AQ, maybe big pocket pairs. You've just sat down, no reads on the players on the table yet.
1. Would you call?
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For those of you who call.
The flop: ($10.75)
Villain bets $6.50.
What would you put the Villain on? In this case, with your medium pocket pair, with a harmless looking flop:
2. Do you re-raise to find out more information? Fold?
3. What do you put the villain on if you raise and he goes over the top?
Sounds like a newbie question, but I'm just wondering how best to play middle pocket pairs like 1010, JJ.
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Scenario 2:
Now you're in the Villain's position. you're $100 on a $50NL table.
You're dealt AKs. New player raises to $1.50. You reraise to $4.50 in the big blind.
1. Is it a good idea to reraise with AKs, with someone showing strength in the MP/LP? You're OOP. Is it a better idea to smooth call, since you'll only hit the flop 1/3 of the time?
The flop: ($10.75)
You missed the flop.
2.Do you c-bet? send a probe bet to find out where you stand? Check or C/R(fancy play, I know) to represent AA-KK?
Suppose you c-bet $6.50. After a thinking for a while, Villain reraises to $20.
3. What's you play? Fold? Or call?
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I'm have problems playing Medium pocket pairs and AK sometimes, hence the questions.
FWIW, in scenerio 1, I'd reraise and fold to a re-re-raise. Scenerio 2, I'd c-bet 2/3 of the time and fold to a re-raise to protect my stack.
With the medium pocket pairs, sometimes I find it hard to reraise simply because most people play AK-AQ like big pocket pairs. It's hard to put them on a hand sometimes. I guess I'd reraise most of the time to find out more. I don't know if I'm playing them right, but holler if you have some advice.
Suppose you're dealt pocket Jacks in MP/LP, $50NL, you buy in for the max. 2 limpers, you raise to $1.50. folded to big blind and he raises to $4.50. Villain's stack is double of yours: $100. limpers folds. You put him on Big connectors like AK-AQ, maybe big pocket pairs. You've just sat down, no reads on the players on the table yet.
1. Would you call?
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For those of you who call.
The flop: ($10.75)
Villain bets $6.50.
What would you put the Villain on? In this case, with your medium pocket pair, with a harmless looking flop:
2. Do you re-raise to find out more information? Fold?
3. What do you put the villain on if you raise and he goes over the top?
Sounds like a newbie question, but I'm just wondering how best to play middle pocket pairs like 1010, JJ.
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Scenario 2:
Now you're in the Villain's position. you're $100 on a $50NL table.
You're dealt AKs. New player raises to $1.50. You reraise to $4.50 in the big blind.
1. Is it a good idea to reraise with AKs, with someone showing strength in the MP/LP? You're OOP. Is it a better idea to smooth call, since you'll only hit the flop 1/3 of the time?
The flop: ($10.75)
You missed the flop.
2.Do you c-bet? send a probe bet to find out where you stand? Check or C/R(fancy play, I know) to represent AA-KK?
Suppose you c-bet $6.50. After a thinking for a while, Villain reraises to $20.
3. What's you play? Fold? Or call?
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I'm have problems playing Medium pocket pairs and AK sometimes, hence the questions.
FWIW, in scenerio 1, I'd reraise and fold to a re-re-raise. Scenerio 2, I'd c-bet 2/3 of the time and fold to a re-raise to protect my stack.
With the medium pocket pairs, sometimes I find it hard to reraise simply because most people play AK-AQ like big pocket pairs. It's hard to put them on a hand sometimes. I guess I'd reraise most of the time to find out more. I don't know if I'm playing them right, but holler if you have some advice.