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 Head to Head SNG Hand, Dr_Monkey, 20. Oct 2003 06:53 | ||
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| I was head to head with a guy in a $10 SnG. My take on this guy. He became chip leader very early. His JJJ with ace kicker busted another players JJJ with 6 kicker. He saw alot of hands. He would slow play his top pair, which trapped alot of players increasing his chip lead. He folded when he didn't have anything on the flop. I thought he played very smart. We got head to head when I busted the last two people. He had a pretty good chip lead on me when we started but I was aggressive and was starting to gain ground. Pre-flop raises made him fold. Bets on the flop when he checked won the pot. I was surprised that my aggressiveness was paying off. I thought I was toast when we first started because he had a pretty good lead. As play continued, I was feeling pretty good and maybe I got too confident and failed to see the truth behind the following hand. I get 6d8d in the blinds. Blinds were pretty high, 200/400. I think I was ahead stack wise. 5000 to 3000 or so He limps in. (I was prepared to throw the hand away to any raise. Maybe I should have remembered that when the flop came) Flop: J J 6 Giving me 2 pair: JJ 66 He bets 400. I felt this was a bluff. And unfortunately, that is were my thinking stopped. I had 2 pair. That had to be good. No raise preflop. If he had a J, I think he would slow play. (Also, the odds of him holding a J when to hit the flop are pretty low) Looked like a pot sized bet to scare me away. I raised all in. This has to be a mistake no matter what he had. Would a raise to 800 be a better plan? I think my stack could handle an 800 loss if I was wrong. If he called or went over the top, I would have to respect his play. Or is his bet a signal for me to fold my 2 pair? (that is a tought lay down, head to head) I am sure all in is the wrong play. But which would be best, fold or raise? I think a call is wrong too because you aren't getting any information from it. He called. and showed 99. JJ 99 beats my JJ 66. My 2nd Question: Is limping in with 99 a smart move? Eventhough it worked here, I don't think limping is smart. If it was 66J he would be screwed. Head to Head, I would raise with 99 to either win the blinds out right or get more money in the pot. If I saw the flop, I would be betting to steal the pot unless an Ace hit, a King might slow me down too. I think letting someone see the flop for free when I hold a made hand is playing with fire. Any thing 10 or higher on the flop would make me worry. | ||
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| Re: Head to Head SNG Hand, McMonkey, 20. Oct 2003 08:31 | ||
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| This is a tough hand for you if, as you said, you got to a certain point and your thinking stopped. I think you were correct in your assesment that a call would be the worst play of all. You get no info and, unless another 6 hits, end up at the turn in the same place you are at the flop Actually probably worse since chances are the turn will be bigger than a 6 not to mention that if your opponent plays well he'll smell your weakness. Going with the assumption that your read on your opponent was correct (he would slowplay a J) I would have to say that a raise to 800 or so would be the best move. If he's behind (stealing) this should chase him off. If he's on a marginal hand (like your 2 pair making you about even strength-wise) it will put you in command of the pot. Finally, if he's ahead he'll either re-raise again or call and lead out at the turn; either way you can then lay the hand down with more confidence that you are beat. Of course, the other option is to lay the hand down on the original bet. I don't think this would have been much worse an option given how weak your hand is. | ||
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| Re: Head to Head SNG Hand, Bart Mann, 20. Oct 2003 14:04 | ||
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| Was this within the last 3 or 4 days at UB.com? | ||
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| Re: Head to Head SNG Hand, Dr_Monkey, 20. Oct 2003 15:42 | ||
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| PartyPoker Sunday Night on 20. Oct 2003 14:04 Bart Mann wrote: > Was this within the last 3 or 4 days at UB.com? | ||
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| Re: Head to Head SNG Hand, Bart Mann, 20. Oct 2003 16:12 | ||
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| Just checking. I happened to get outkicked on a set of jacks either Friday or Saturday night--thought maybe I was the victim in this case . . . | ||
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