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4 of a Kind
Playing $0.25/$0.50 eight handed, $20 buy in max. The is our Christmas game and has nothing to do with the crazy folks that Hero plays with in the 1-2 game I have posted before. This game is loose-passive. Hero has a fair amount of fold equity vs the table. That being said most of the players can be rather sticky. There is a special rule in place for tonight's game - win a hand with a red king in your hole cards and you get to draw a gift from Santa's bag. The gifts are worth $5 - $10. The best gift, a RC helicopter is already gone. (The Santa's bag give away was a huge success. We had 21 prizes and they lasted four hours. Everyone won at least one prize.)
Cast of characters:
Hero is MP with $225. Hero has been on a hot run, crushing folks again and again. It has been wonderful {for Hero anyway}. Hero has been able to raise preflop and take down the pot uncontested a few times tonight but Hero gets calls more than folds. Hero generally expects calls when he raises preflop, even though his raises are bigger than the table norm.
Main Villain {for now} sits UTG+1 with $70. She is reasonably close to TAG. Plays a little too wide a range and is not mindful of position. I'd say she raises 15% to 20% of her hands {that is close to any pair, any suited ace, any two broadways and a few "good" hands like 87s or A8o}
Almost everyone is potentially playing this hand. Stacks range from $20 to $150, mostly in the $30 to $50 range. We'll get specific later. It is notable that everyone has a huge amount of time together. We play once or twice a week for ten+ years.
The hand:
UTG limps, Villain raises to $1.50. One call and one fold brings us to Hero. Hero has . Should he fold, call or raise, if raising how much and why?
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Cast of characters:
Hero is MP with $225. Hero has been on a hot run, crushing folks again and again. It has been wonderful {for Hero anyway}. Hero has been able to raise preflop and take down the pot uncontested a few times tonight but Hero gets calls more than folds. Hero generally expects calls when he raises preflop, even though his raises are bigger than the table norm.
Main Villain {for now} sits UTG+1 with $70. She is reasonably close to TAG. Plays a little too wide a range and is not mindful of position. I'd say she raises 15% to 20% of her hands {that is close to any pair, any suited ace, any two broadways and a few "good" hands like 87s or A8o}
Almost everyone is potentially playing this hand. Stacks range from $20 to $150, mostly in the $30 to $50 range. We'll get specific later. It is notable that everyone has a huge amount of time together. We play once or twice a week for ten+ years.
The hand:
UTG limps, Villain raises to $1.50. One call and one fold brings us to Hero. Hero has . Should he fold, call or raise, if raising how much and why?
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