Comments on Play Bald!: September gaining steam.

No at least i will not comment on your flop play.

2008-09-10T06:55:57.623-07:00

No at least i will not comment on your flop play.

@joxum: When I mention folding preflop, I mean fol...

2008-09-08T03:25:15.240-07:00

@joxum: When I mention folding preflop, I mean fold to the 4-bet. When an unknown player 4-bets you here from UTG, it is probably best to throw the hand away. In this case I call because of history. When I make this call I have already made the decision to felt any top pair hand. I would almost never fold AQ to a standard raise and a caller when I am in position. (btw a reraise preflop is called a 3-bet, UTG last preflop bet is a 4-bet).

@martin: I put him on a fairly wide range including suited connectors and all pairs and even complete trash, because I know he is prone to tilt. I am not saying he will 4-bet these hands every time, but I thought he would bluff 4-bet them sometimes, since my squeeze play could also have been done with many weaker hands. About calling instead of pushing flop, I don't like to let people hang around in huge pots when I have decided I am committed. There are 1160 in the pot and 550 behind, so I don't think he is much more likely to put his last money in if I just call. We both know that if I have anyting at all I am not folding the last 550.

Hero calls a four-bet.This is a clear BBV hand ;)W...

2008-09-07T07:33:21.137-07:00

Hero calls a four-bet.

This is a clear BBV hand ;)

What range do you put villian on and what flops would you have pushed?

I mean that push is hard with JJ, QQ, KK and AA having you crushed.

And if you feel you are ahead - why dont you just call the flopbet so he can push the turn? In the hand he pays you with an underpair - but he should (or most players would) have folded to your push.

Cheers

So this play is mostly based on history with UTG, ...

2008-09-06T13:22:50.354-07:00

So this play is mostly based on history with UTG, I guess?

If this was a new player at the table would you have made the reraise preflop? you do mention folding AQ, but I agree it's a difficult hand to throw away against a standard raise even when it's from early position.

What kind of player would UTG here be, for you to fold? Would you still make the reraise and then fold when he 3-bets or is the pot simply too big by the time it gets back to you, to lay down?

Thanks,
/j.

The fact that you even mention top two is enough t...

2008-09-06T04:26:37.478-07:00

The fact that you even mention top two is enough to justify felting top pair. If QJ is part of his range here, so is many other hands that I have beat. The only real worry is that he actually picked up AA or KK just when he appeared to be tilting. I am willing to pay him off if that is the case, because I think he has a much wider range.

could you comment a bit on your flop play? TPTK is...

2008-09-05T15:13:34.587-07:00

could you comment a bit on your flop play? TPTK is nice of course, but you could easily be against a set or top two here?

thanks,

/j.