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2 fun PCA hands

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  1. Clayton_27 Clayton_27 is offline

    San Diego, CA
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    Jan 6th, 2008 (1/6/2008 11:40pm)

    First hand:I have 25k at 300/600 and open to 1625 with 86dd and a solid image that has gotten more active in the most recent orbit. Folds to a british recreational young player OTB who looks just like durr, and my reads on him include "he likes to apply aggression, but in the completely wrong spots. always bets when checked to".So, he calls OTB with a similar stacksize (25k) and it folds to the BB who also calls. BB is a guy in his thirties who has been playing nitty, but due to being slapped in the head by the deck he has a huge stack but he has shown down often, and with the goods. additionally he hasnt really gotten out of line, to the point of being incredibly ABC and really lacking in understanding valuebets. he comes off as an inexperienced player who "may" be +EV in this tournament just from being so tight and straightforward.So, I had 86dd. Flop comes 986 rainbow. checked to me, I bet 4100 into 5300 or so. The british durrr look-alike thinks for a minute or so and elects to flatcall. As I'm thinking about an optimal turn line, the BB thinks for what seems like a minute or two contemplating, and then I realize hes probably going to checkraise. He follows through by raising 9k more.wat. nooooooooooo. ------------Now to another hand. We are at 500/1k/100. Folds to me and with a 15k stack I raise to 2800 with eights. Folds to the same uncreative nit who calls from the BB after some hesitation. I usually think this is some connecting cards or a small pair or something like A8 "just because i have 125k so lets see a flop". Also of note was it was the last hand of the day, and Im a young internet looking guy so I guess it could look like I was more often likely to have non-strong hands in my opening range.Anyways he calls. Flop is QT4dd. We both check.Turn is QT42dd. We both check.River is QT42Q. He checks, and I elect to bet 4k into the pot of around 6k.
     
  2. SCTrojans SCTrojans is offline

    Los Angeles, CA
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    Jan 6th, 2008 (1/6/2008 11:44pm) in reply to Clayton_27

    I think that I fold to the checkraise in hand #1 if the player is as nitty/straightforward as you say and no not vbet the river in hand #2. Uncreative nits check Tx three times there 100% of the time.
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