Daily Hand Quiz

lol at 30% voting fold.

lead at the turn though

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i mean flop

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I’d probably call and then check/raise the flop la Duhamel vs Mizrachi. But I would never have limped in the first place, given our image there’s a good chance villain would have played back at a 3x raise.

I think we’ve got a better chance of building a big pot by disguising our strength. Call and then let him c-bet. If we limp-raise we’re going to set off alarm bells and fold out a lot of hands that we might stack if he catches a bit of the flop. Depending on the texture of the flop I might even check/call and let him hang himself all the way. That way, by the time his alarm bells go off it will be too late.

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Waste_Of_Paint Reply:
November 25th, 2010 at 11:02 am

This was me by the way. Was at a conference at Old Trafford and had to resort to phone internet

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Initially I voted raise, but think Hero is more apt to get more value by c-c before V recognizes the strength of our disguised hand.

I’d expect a flop bet of $11-$12k from the V, which I would c-r 3x. Risk is that V checks in position and we lose value as opposed to 3-betting PF, leading the flop. I’ll shoulder some and flat now.

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Hes gona call almost any smart raise unless he has squat! Your out of position, get more $$ in the pot if he calls and all in on the flop.

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I voted re-raise, mostly on the notion that Villain may think we’re totally out of control with our bullying style — and come back with a 4-bet. That’s especially likely if Villain has a real hand, say AJ+ or 88+. In that case, we can probably get it all in before the flop, which would be glorious.

Trapping lines certainly can work here, too. There’s no guarantee which is better. I just like the idea of exploiting our image by appearing to overplay our hand once more.

At a final table, I’m more worried about a thinking opponent who sees us slow down in an obvious steal situation and says . . . Danger Alert! Danger Alert!

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