Holdem Poker Online is a member of the THP Texas Holdem Online Poker strategy network.
Big hand at my .05/.10 homegame
Posted Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:40 pm GMT by VisualCSharp A few of my buddies and I are at one of my weekly NL homegames (.05 and .10 blinds). We've all got around $10 in chips.
I'm in MP when EP LAG raises it up to $0.45. I look down to find AKo. I re-raise to $1.20. LP TAG calls and EP calls. I put them both on weaker aces or medium pocket pairs, maybe 88-TT.
Flop: A 6 3
EP goes all-in for about $9.
I must've though about this decision for maybe 5-7 minutes. EP plays loose pre-flop. He could have any two cards at this point. Flush draw, weak ace, possibly a lucky two-pair flop. He loves the continuation bet. I figured if he flopped a set of 6s or 3s, why would he push all-in here? He'd be scaring away AK and maybe even A6 or A3. Was a small $3 pot really so important to him? I decided he had AdQd and wanted to push his draw really hard. I was pretty sure he didn't have AK. If he had AK we were even money and if he did have AdQd I was a slight favorite. I pushed my entire stack in (he had me covered). LP folds.
He flips up A Q !
He was drawing nearly dead at that point. Turn and river were blanks and I took it down. It was a very satisfying read and call. Turns out LP would've won with AJ (J hit the river) so I'm glad he decided to fold.
Did you know that participating in a poker forum can help you improve your own game? Be it by sharing experiences or simply asking for help, participation in a forum helps you focus and keep 'on topic' which will help you improve your game. You can learn from other players feedback and from their experiences. Why the THP poker forums? We offer one of the best managed texas holdem poker forums available, and the community within is far more friendly than those typicaly found on other sites.
We've made a 'lurkers edition' of the poker forum available here on Holdem Poker Online, but we encourage all visitors to register and join in on the conversations on TexasHoldem-Poker.com
6 
3 
!