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the dilemma of pushing the turn is the standard do I protect or try to maximize value...don't think there is a right answer but when all is said and done the last hand I saw him on was a pair of 10s drawing to 2 outs...basic Sklansky stuff says if cards are face up and we force them to make the incorrect play then we benefit...I doubt they call a turn shove so that would forfeit too many valuable chips...just bad river mojo

ty...you nailed it...villan had A 10 which surprised me...I know it is online and loose but to call that much on two streets with 2nd pair was hard for me to see...I guess shoving the turn would have been okay but at that point I think villan would have folded (such a massive overbet) and I lose the value of someone calling a big bet with 2 outs...

fair enough bus but I've seen so much crazy chit at these stakes that it's tough to gauge an accurate range without putting the donkey % in...Of course I can fold if I am sure I am beat but don't want to automatically assume it

Phi...so assuming I check what size bet can I call...if he shoves do I call to try to pick off the bluff? If he bets most of my stack the same...just trying to get a feel or plan as this has comes up a few times now and want to be ready for the next one...thanks again

graps...I guess I don't like the results when the incorrect caller hits but I've gotten pastr worrying about each individual spot...My thinking is that gaining value from lesser hands is worth the risk of the outdraw on the whole...Here are two sample hands..please note the river pots sizes and my stack in each to see what I mean 1st one is late in stars 360 (I may have posted it too) PokerStars Game #10309813389: Tournament #51837869, $9.00+$0.90 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06

ty...only issue is that if I plan to check call a shove or any bet for that matter aren't I better off shoving? What bet will he make that I can call without being crippled?

been at the table a while and made a nice comeback after being down low early...about 77 left (36 paid) and in good shape chipwise...villan has been calling pre a lot and seems loose and has almost the same stack... please let me know what you put villan on...is my betting pattern okay? bet more or push turn? By the river I had less than a pot size bet left...check calling, check folding, raise folding all seemed pretty ugly PokerStars Game #10309813389: Tournament #51837869, $9.00+$0.90 Hold'em

A quick theory question...I have come across this situation a few times recently in tournies where I feel I have the best hand and work to build a big pot on the flop and turn while giving my opponents incorrect drawing odds. The problem I face is that I have ended up building such a large pot that I am priced into the river regardless of what comes off (usually less that a pot size bet on the river)...Should I be betting less early? Do I continue and assume that the times that they do not catch