Fulltiltpoker.com – Recent Crucial Hands
Posted on December 15, 2008
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www.fultiltpoker.com - I had only increased my stack a little during our local tournaments first hour of play, but eventually, my big break came during the second hour.
One of the players at my table who is notoriously aggressive with his play, made a pot sized raise preflop, and with action folded around, I decided to make a loose call with (A,8) of hearts. The range of hands that he could raise with, was broad enough for me to feel I had a good chance of being in front, but I was well aware of my potential problems if an ace were to fall on the flop. As it was, the flop came down (3,7,8). With top pair and top kicker, many people would say ‘bet out and try and win the pot there and then’. The fact was, that I felt certain I was in front, and furthermore, felt there was no chance of a free turn card arriving, because if I checked the flop, I knew he would bet out without having caught much, if anything.
True to my expectations, he fired out 1,500 chips into a 1,200 pot, and I shoved all in for 4,500. I was a little surprised when he called, but my judgement was essentially correct as he turned over (A,7) for second pair. With my understanding of the nature of his play, and the well thought out check on the flop, I had dragged him into losing a 10,200 pot, rather than getting aggressive myself on the flop, and winning a 1,200 pot. This goes to show that unorthodox plays can pay dividends when you consider the particular type of player you are up against, and react accordingly.
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