NineLions
Advanced beginner
Silver Level
I'm rereading HOH3 for the third time. There is a statement in one hand that I didn't understand the first time, second time, and now on the 3rd maybe I'm starting to understand a bit, but I'd like some thoughts on this.
This is taken from a hand with Negreanu vrs Farha. Negreanu is a great hand reader, Farha an aggressive player who will play both weak and strong hands strongly.
Blinds are 25/50, 10 players, Negreanu has 7,000, late mid player has 10,000, Farha has 30,000.
Negreanu is MP1 with 9h8h, raises to $150. Called from late mid. Farha on the button raises to 1,025. Negreanu calls, late MP calls.
Flop is 7s6s5d.
Negreanu checks, late MP checks, Fahra bets 1,000. Negreanu calls, late MP calls.
Turn is Kh
Now in the analysis part, this is where I don't quite understand fully. Harrington says "Don't worry about pricing out a flush draw - your opponent may not have a flush draw. All the other possible hands are more likely."
I'm a little simplistic, so I'm always worried about pricing out flush draws, especially when there's more than one other player still in the hand. Plus I'm not as good at reading other player's hands as Negreanu or Harrington, or at walking the tightrope between getting the most value from a hand verses risking getting outdrawn, so I'm sure this is part of my difficulty with this statement.
Is there something else I'm missing, other than to plunk some ranges into PokerStove? Even with that it would be difficult with 2 others in the hand and the fact that late MP is an unknown and Farha has position and is known to be aggressive.
This is taken from a hand with Negreanu vrs Farha. Negreanu is a great hand reader, Farha an aggressive player who will play both weak and strong hands strongly.
Blinds are 25/50, 10 players, Negreanu has 7,000, late mid player has 10,000, Farha has 30,000.
Negreanu is MP1 with 9h8h, raises to $150. Called from late mid. Farha on the button raises to 1,025. Negreanu calls, late MP calls.
Flop is 7s6s5d.
Negreanu checks, late MP checks, Fahra bets 1,000. Negreanu calls, late MP calls.
Turn is Kh
Now in the analysis part, this is where I don't quite understand fully. Harrington says "Don't worry about pricing out a flush draw - your opponent may not have a flush draw. All the other possible hands are more likely."
I'm a little simplistic, so I'm always worried about pricing out flush draws, especially when there's more than one other player still in the hand. Plus I'm not as good at reading other player's hands as Negreanu or Harrington, or at walking the tightrope between getting the most value from a hand verses risking getting outdrawn, so I'm sure this is part of my difficulty with this statement.
Is there something else I'm missing, other than to plunk some ranges into PokerStove? Even with that it would be difficult with 2 others in the hand and the fact that late MP is an unknown and Farha has position and is known to be aggressive.