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  1. TheWander08 TheWander08 is offline

    Lubbock, TX
    United States

    Posts: 65
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    Oct 4th, 2008 (10/4/2008 1:00am)

    I have a tight table image, only showed down QQ and KK. How do you justify this preflop raise and call?

    Full Tilt Poker Game #8339615804: Midnight Madness! (62704310), Table 182 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:55:57 ET - 2008/10/04

    Seat 1: TheWander08 (4,840)

    Seat 2: BurnsideMichael (730)

    Seat 3: Mauipork (3,685)

    Seat 4: ranger10 (6,210)

    Seat 5: SHARKBATE2 (4,090)

    Seat 6: th82 (1,770)

    Seat 7: kdbori (7,603)

    Seat 8: misfit1512 (2,770)

    Seat 9: dharzydog (3,235)

    BurnsideMichael posts the small blind of 50

    Mauipork posts the big blind of 100

    The button is in seat #1

    *** HOLE CARDS ***

    Dealt to TheWander08 [Kc Ks]

    ranger10 raises to 200

    SHARKBATE2 folds

    th82 folds

    kdbori has 15 seconds left to act

    kdbori folds

    misfit1512 folds

    dharzydog folds

    TheWander08 raises to 600

    BurnsideMichael folds

    Mauipork folds

    ranger10 calls 400

    *** FLOP *** [Qh 5d 5c]

    ranger10 checks

    TheWander08 has 15 seconds left to act

    TheWander08 bets 800

    ranger10 has 15 seconds left to act

    ranger10 raises to 1,600

    TheWander08 has 15 seconds left to act

    TheWander08 raises to 4,240, and is all in

    ranger10 calls 2,640

    TheWander08 shows [Kc Ks]

    ranger10 shows [6s 5s]

    *** TURN *** [Qh 5d 5c] [6h]

    *** RIVER *** [Qh 5d 5c 6h] [Tc]

    TheWander08 shows two pair, Kings and Fives

    ranger10 shows a full house, Fives full of Sixes

    ranger10 wins the pot (9,830) with a full house, Fives full of Sixes

    TheWander08 stands up

    *** SUMMARY ***

    Total pot 9,830 | Rake 0

    Board: [Qh 5d 5c 6h Tc]

    Seat 1: TheWander08 (button) showed [Kc Ks] and lost with two pair, Kings and Fives

    Seat 2: BurnsideMichael (small blind) folded before the Flop

    Seat 3: Mauipork (big blind) folded before the Flop

    Seat 4: ranger10 showed [6s 5s] and won (9,830) with a full house, Fives full of Sixes

    Seat 5: SHARKBATE2 didn't bet (folded)

    Seat 6: th82 didn't bet (folded)

    Seat 7: kdbori didn't bet (folded)

    Seat 8: misfit1512 didn't bet (folded)

    Seat 9: dharzydog didn't bet (folded)
  2. threebanger threebanger is offline

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    Oct 4th, 2008 (10/4/2008 1:21am) in reply to TheWander08

    He's playing small ball. He comes in for small raises, which means he can either get away cheaply or create favorable pot odds for himself.

    His non-standard 2x raise to 200 induced a mistake from you reraising to only 600. This is beautiful, now he only has to pay 400 into a 950 pot getting almost 2.5-1 with a speculative hand that he knows he can probably get you to bust against if he hits the flop right.

    If a normal player had raised to 300 do you just minraise here? I doubt it, you probably raise to at least 800, probably more like 900-1000. Don't play the small ball player's game, make them play yours. Make him pay to see flops. So that's my justification, he played small ball and played it to perfection in this particular case.
  3. Goodyvaj763 Goodyvaj763 is offline

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    Oct 4th, 2008 (10/4/2008 5:45am) in reply to TheWander08

    ^^^^^^^^^^ what he said.....

    UNLUCKY!
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