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Live home game situation - Advice welcome

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  1. muddyrugger1 muddyrugger1 is offline

    Dixon, IL
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    Feb 22nd, 2008 (2/22/2008 2:36pm)

    Did I make the right play here:

    Sit-Rep: Home game last night, 25 guys, 10K starting stacks, 20 min blinds, 25-50 blinds start

    Down to two tables(about 15 left)...I have 38K, villian has 34K(two big stacks at table)

    Villian is 30, played some online, plays at the boat quite a bit, and is a HUGE calling station...is very capable of making moves in unraised pots, and will float every flop if he has a decent ace. I get along with him, but that doesn't matter

    7 handed I believe...blinds 400-800

    F,F,F

    call

    button folds

    SB: I complete with Ad-10c(I know raise, but old donks behind me are calling stations)

    BB: olddonk checks

    (4000 in pot)

    FLOP: Qd Jc 8d (double gutter with over and bd flushdraw)

    I check

    old donk checks

    mid bets 2000

    i call

    old donk calls(pot 10,000)

    TURN: 5s

    I check

    BB checks

    villian bets 5000(15,000)

    I call(I'm think he has two pair now, and am strictly floating to see to hit the 8 outs)

    old donk folds

    RIVER: Kh

    I specifically dont lead at this b/c I do know this guy well enough that even if he doesn't have two pair, he is going to lead at this pot

    Villian bets 5000(20,000)

    I raise to 19,000(39,000)

    he calls with Q-J o/s

    ok, i know i caught up, am I wrong calling the turn with 3x1 knowing the implied odds are huge if I hit? I was willing to throw away 8K(20%) of my stack chasing, is this hugely wrong at the time.

    obv. he goes nuts, and I told him it happens, he's done it a ton of times to me in the past(he will not fold a flush draw, even if you move all-in on the turn) and to move on.

    thoughts??donk play by me risking so much at pivotal point? I went on to win the tourney, but have been thinking about the play since....
  2. Gags30 Gags30 is offline

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    Feb 22nd, 2008 (2/22/2008 3:06pm) in reply to muddyrugger1

    5k is a big bet to call drawing to only 8 outs with 1 pull of the deck...you'll stack him 1/5 times...and wind up with 28k the other 4 (assuming you check/fold the river)...so, idk, it's not horrendous...but it does seem a little spewy to just check/call twice like that then fold the river when you miss

    and why didn't you get all of his chips? you said you thought he had 2 pair and wasn't gonna fold, you should have doubled through him
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  3. kmil420 kmil420 is offline

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    Feb 22nd, 2008 (2/22/2008 3:48pm) in reply to Gags30

    If you think you have the implied odds to call, why not?
  4. bossmanisme bossmanisme is offline

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    Feb 22nd, 2008 (2/22/2008 5:10pm) in reply to muddyrugger1

    nh. check raise more on the river next time if you think he can't muck two pair.

    NJM
  5. Pick6man Pick6man is offline

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    Feb 22nd, 2008 (2/22/2008 5:20pm) in reply to muddyrugger1

    I like it, but I agree with Gags. I think you left some chips on the table, since from what I gather he is noy likely to lay down here and he is vested in the pot. WP IMO. gg
     
  6. muddyrugger1 muddyrugger1 is offline

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    Feb 22nd, 2008 (2/22/2008 5:33pm) in reply to Pick6man

    thanks for the input.

    i thought the raise leaving some money behind looked more like a bluff...maybe overthinking.
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