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should i have just checked?

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  1. KidDelicious KidDelicious is offline

    Dubuque, IA
    United States

    Posts: 149
    Joined: Jan 07

    Dec 23rd, 2007 (12/23/2007 5:24pm)

    Full Tilt Poker Game #4601805854: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (34895349), Table 1 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:17:15 ET - 2007/12/23
    Seat 3: toadfan5 (2,060)
    Seat 4: Tiltsalot (2,560)
    Seat 5: KidDelicious (3,330)
    Seat 6: jervisallin (1,050)
    Tiltsalot posts the small blind of 40
    KidDelicious posts the big blind of 80
    The button is in seat #3
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to KidDelicious [Ks Kc]
    jervisallin folds
    toadfan5 folds
    Tiltsalot calls 40
    KidDelicious raises to 300
    Tiltsalot calls 220
    *** FLOP *** [7s Ah Tc]
    Tiltsalot checks
    KidDelicious bets 450
    Tiltsalot has 15 seconds left to act
    Tiltsalot raises to 2,260, and is all in
    KidDelicious: kk
    KidDelicious has 15 seconds left to act
    KidDelicious folds
    Uncalled bet of 1,810 returned to Tiltsalot
    Tiltsalot mucks
    Tiltsalot wins the pot (1,500)
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1,500 | Rake 0
    Board: [7s Ah Tc]
    Seat 3: toadfan5 (button) didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 4: Tiltsalot (small blind) collected (1,500), mucked
    Seat 5: KidDelicious (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 6: jervisallin didn't bet (folded)
  2. skeenobeener skeenobeener is offline

    Hunstanton
    United Kingdom

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    Dec 23rd, 2007 (12/23/2007 8:24pm) in reply to KidDelicious

    No I like the way you played it, can't always be scared of the scare card. You found out where you were and he pretty much told you that your beat.
  3. pantsonfire pantsonfire is offline

    Ottawa
    Canada

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    Dec 23rd, 2007 (12/23/2007 9:11pm) in reply to KidDelicious

    This depends very heavily on what type of player he is also, perhaps even more importantly, what he thinks of your play.

    At this stage of an SnG, presumably where top three pay, there is no need to butt heads with anyone other than the short guy.

    Simply calling here might not be so bad. I know that might sound not right when you have a powerhouse pf like KK. But think for a minute what your goal is in this hand. Take the situation into mind, low blind levels, on the bubble, you are chip leader against second chip leader. Is this a situation where you are going to bust the second chip leader? I don't think so (unless he is a maniac). After all five cards are out, your hand is still likely to be a pair of Ks.

    So why not keep the pot small? If you have to raise, try 110. And you are right, you certainly can check behind on a flop with an A. If he has something like A4, he is not going to be moving chips into the pot a fast rate. Just check/call, keep the pot small and hope he doesn't have the A.

    If your plan is to profit from these SnGs, that's the way I would go. If you want first place, then you need to have a good read and be aggressive with your read.
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