Posted Thu May 06, 2004 1:21 am GMT by krakajak
i'm fairly new to the game, and here's a problem i often encounter, but don't know how to deal with. i'm playing .25/.50 nt. the flop is either unraised or has one small raise. i flop top pair with a good kicker in late position. there is no flush or straight on the board. someone raises it a dollar or two. i call. a garbage card drops on the turn, and they go all in.
i don't wan't to go all in if he's got 2 pair or a good pocket pair, but at the same time, i have a good hand, and don't want to be bullied out of it. what shold i do?
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Posted Thu May 06, 2004 7:15 am GMT by Dave B
Dont call his bet, reraise him and take control of the hand w/ a top pair and good (A or K?) kickers.
If he goes all in, then fold. If he checks to you on the turn, fire another bullet, if you sense a trap, then check the river and see what he had.
Posted Thu May 06, 2004 2:58 pm GMT by Always_Bored
If you call he is going to sense you are weak. Do not let him think that. If you raise most likely he will either call or fold. If he folds great, you just won the pot. If he calls then on the river he will probably check. Raise again.
Now if he reraises your reraise, you might want to get out. In most cases they wont though.
Posted Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:59 pm GMT by Ensano
quote="krakajak"i'm fairly new to the game, and here's a problem i often encounter, but don't know how to deal with. i'm playing .25/.50 nt. the flop is either unraised or has one small raise. i flop top pair with a good kicker in late position. there is no flush or straight on the board. someone raises it a dollar or two. i call. a garbage card drops on the turn, and they go all in.
i don't wan't to go all in if he's got 2 pair or a good pocket pair, but at the same time, i have a good hand, and don't want to be bullied out of it. what shold i do?/quote
i see the problem here.. "..bthe flop is either unraised or has one small raise.../b" you weren't the raiser.. if he moves all in on you you're done.. you didn't raise that pot.. it was never yours..
now had the opener bet... then you raised (you did have top pair and a good kicker didn't you?) then you'd be in a totally different situation..
Posted Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:59 pm GMT by QuietOne
Once a player know's he can get you to fold with a big bet, your night is over. Sometime your gonna have to call his hand. You can't play scared.
I do agree with a lot of people here. You NEED to play aggressive. That is a must. Once you have top pair, put a good size raise in there.
A raise in this game is a lot more than just a bet. It's trying to get information. You raise, he reraises, he got something. He calls, maybe he's on a draw ot a med pair. Use the power of the raise to learn what kind of hand he has.
Posted Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:42 am GMT by Geica
Go with your gut feeling before making a decision !
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