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stu1223
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 Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject: Question |
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| When playing in tourney's I can usually get a good read on my oppenant's. With that being said there have been several times I have the best hand on the flop and bet accordingly. The problem becomes that I usually bet to make my oppenants pay for there draw, if they hit I fold, but it seem's alot of them have been reading Doyle's book and come over the top of me and go all in. What do you do in this situation? 99% of the time I call. I understand odd's and know they are usually about 35-40% to hit. Which is usually the case , but over the course of a long tourney if I have to call these 3-4 times by the 4th call I'm all in with the best hand at the time but get drawn out on and then I'm on the rail. Am I playing this correctly or do I need to adjust? |
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star24
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Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: St.Paul Minnesota
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| u need to quit playin with odds and play with ur head..i know this doesnt make since but if u think u have the best hand and u dont want ur opponent to hit then u better raise more and if they reraise u all in stop and think preflop and if they acted first or not...i dont like to think about odds, if i think i have the best hand i act like i got the worst hand...check and slow play it and then if they go all in think about what has all happened that hand |
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BOYNAMEDSUE
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Joined: 27 Jun 2005
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Location: Isle of Tilt
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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Religiously going all-in with nothing but a draw isn't a good play. And now that everyone is doing it it can get frustrating.
Try doing this. Keep the pots small until the turn. People will reraise you all-in on a draw with two cards to come. They won't with only one card to come. Give the odds on the flop (and fold if you think they hit), then put the hammer down on the turn when they don't hit. I think this play is better with a flush draw than a straight draw because a) people play flush draws harder, and b) it's harder to know if someone has made their straight.
Giving your opponents the odds to call with a draw on the flop is a bad play (you should never give your opponents good odds), but if you're willing to lose a few pots on the turn to avoid busting to a flush than this play isn't bad....for you. |
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