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$1.50 / 9m / A5o

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ggeshov
Joined: 25.12.2010

Hello,

What is your opinion on how to play such hands, where you are almost 100% certain that you don't have the best hand but on all streets you are getting such good pot odds including good implied odds if you hit 2pairs/straight?

Even though the bets were not big compared to the pot, I did lose 33% of my stack because of it.

PokerStars, $1.32 + $0.18 - Hold'em No Limit - 15/30 (4 ante) - 9 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG: 1,207 (40 bb)
UTG+1: 1,405 (47 bb)
MP: 1,385 (46 bb)
MP+1: 1,602 (53 bb)
LP: 1,080 (36 bb)
CO (Hero): 1,455 (49 bb)
BU: 1,335 (45 bb)
SB: 1,602 (53 bb)
BB: 2,429 (81 bb)

Pre-Flop: (81) Hero is CO with A 5
UTG calls 30, UTG+1 calls 30, MP calls 30, 1 fold, LP calls 30, Hero calls 30, BTN calls 30, SB calls 15, BB checks

Flop: (276) A 7 4 (8 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG bets 90, UTG+1 calls 90, 2 players fold, Hero calls 90, BU folds, SB raises to 180, BB folds, UTG calls 90, UTG+1 calls 90, Hero calls 90

Turn: (996) 2 (4 players)
SB checks, UTG bets 120, UTG+1 calls 120, Hero calls 120, SB folds

River: (1,356) A (3 players)
UTG bets 150, UTG+1 calls 150, Hero calls 150


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ghaleon
Joined: 17.10.2007

8 way pot... :f_tongue:

Very easy fold preflop. If it was suited you could limp with more potential. On flop you have another easy fold because you could be drawing practically dead. A is not really changing relative strength of the hand much at all. 5 complete some straights but you can also be versus A7, 77 or 44 already.

I suppose turn is reasonable call as 3 is often out. Assuming 4 outs we get direct pot odds to draw. 3♦: is not out always though. Though risk in this is that 65 is most likely draw from flop. SB would be most reasonable player to have that.

River is easy fold imo. Very hard to see crappy trips to be good but then again who knows of we are somehow good 1/10 times...

PS: One have to wonder what SB had in this hand. Min x-r 8way flop and folding turn :)


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

Pre-flop a fold would be better. Now you get in a really awkward spot when you are most likely dominated post-flop.

SB line is indeed really weird. Makes no sense to check/min raise and fold on a really small bet on turn.

It's nice that you get sick odds to call on every street, but otherwise I wouldn't continue. Hopefully you won in the end. In a $1,50 STT you can expect anything.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by ggeshov
What is your opinion on how to play such hands, where you are almost 100% certain that you don't have the best hand but on all streets you are getting such good pot odds including good implied odds if you hit 2pairs/straight?

In addition to pot odds, it is important to look at drawing odds, and there aren't many.
If someone has a better A you're in a "reverse implied odds" situation, where if you hit one of the poisoned outs the opponent improves more than you.


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PriscoInline
Joined: 05.05.2012

So many reasons to fold pre.


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