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[skoldpadda]

Been at table 3 hands, no reads on those involved in hand.
I have 9,240 in chips; ARHOGS 6,205 and Skippyoo 6,950.
Down to 325 of 4000 with top 99 getting paid.


less than 1 minute to next level
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Starting hand #681070898
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NEW HAND
innards4ever posts ante $25.00
cont45 posts ante $25.00
SKIPPYOO posts ante $25.00
Pokereyedo posts ante $25.00
pipdc posts ante $25.00
skoldpadda posts ante $25.00
ducky11 posts ante $25.00
newbynew posts ante $25.00
ARHOGS posts ante $25.00
cont45 posts the small blind $150.00
SKIPPYOO posts the big blind $300.00
DEALING POCKETS
Pokereyedo folds
pipdc folds
skoldpadda calls $300.00 (I have pocket 5's)
ducky11 folds
newbynew folds
ARHOGS calls $300.00
innards4ever folds
cont45 calls $150.00
SKIPPYOO checks
DEALING FLOP (4c,Js,9s)
cont45 checks
SKIPPYOO checks
skoldpadda ?

 

[skoldpadda]

Average chip stack about 12K.

 

[edge-t]

Bet 2/3 the pot and try to take it down. You're still a long way off the money. You have to accumulate more chips or bust out with a bang. Fold to a re-raise, if called, revaluate the turn.

Wait, I didn't read it properly, there's still ppl to act here. Check!!!

 

[skoldpadda]

skoldpadda bets $500.00
ARHOGS calls $500.00
cont45 folds
SKIPPYOO calls $500.00
DEALING TURN [Th]
SKIPPYOO checks
skoldpadda ?

 

[edge-t]

Definitely check/fold, I can't see them calling the $500 bet with air, plus there's two callers. someone is bound to have either a J or 9... plus there's a draw out there.

 

[skoldpadda]

Everyone checks the turn...


DEALING RIVER (Tc)
SKIPPYOO checks
skoldpadda ?

 

[edge-t]

Check.

 

[skoldpadda]

I didn't think anyone had anything so I value bet $300 and got 1 caller who had ace high.

 

[Crummy]

I love the $1,000 freeroll. I have placed in the top 60 before.

 

[tosborn]

Just to add to this a little. I really don't like the flop bet of 500. You were giving the first villain 4:1 to call and then it was 5:1 to call after him.

I think we would have rather either taken it down right there or checked. By betting so little on the flop we gave two villains odds to chase and they did.

Also your river bet was too small. You could have easily been called with middle pair and this beats our hand. Your style seems a little passive to me. This is just an observation, but, a little more aggression would have tightened up villains ranges and made this hand easier to play. As played villain could have chased the river with any two cards and it appears like they did.

Long term this is going to cost you alot of money.

 

[skoldpadda]

Appreciate the excellent observations tosborn... you're right. I need to be more aggressive if I'm going to bet at all here.