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Made the drive to Riverside Casino (near Iowa City) on Friday. There was supposed to be a Big O game running. Unfortunately, it wasn't running, so I sat down at a 1/2 NL game. Typical low stakes crowd for a Friday afternoon. Mostly older men, and one younger semi-maniac. Lots of limp calling, and lots of 4-way+ flops. Very little 3-betting, and it practically always means QQ+.

This hand put me in a tough spot, so I'm looking for input. Typical low stakes crowd for a Friday afternoon. Mostly older men, and one younger semi-maniac. Lots of limp calling, and lots of 4-way+ flops. Very little 3-betting, and it practically always means QQ+.

1/2 NLHE

Hero has about $250. Main villain (BTN) has slightly less.

Button straddle to $4.
SB calls
BB calls
UTG calls
UTG1 calls
Hero has :as::js:

Action?
 
Or put in a big raise and fold to a reraise. From what im reading we know the table fairly well and any reraise has us in big trouble. I want to see a flop cheap and hope i hit it well and get calling stations
 
Beakertwang said:
Made the drive to Riverside Casino (near Iowa City) on Friday. There was supposed to be a Big O game running. Unfortunately, it wasn't running, so I sat down at a 1/2 NL game. Typical low stakes crowd for a Friday afternoon. Mostly older men, and one younger semi-maniac. Lots of limp calling, and lots of 4-way+ flops. Very little 3-betting, and it practically always means QQ+.

This hand put me in a tough spot, so I'm looking for input. Typical low stakes crowd for a Friday afternoon. Mostly older men, and one younger semi-maniac. Lots of limp calling, and lots of 4-way+ flops. Very little 3-betting, and it practically always means QQ+.

1/2 NLHE

Hero has about $250. Main villain (BTN) has slightly less.

Button straddle to $4.
SB calls
BB calls
UTG calls
UTG1 calls
Hero has :as::js:

Action?
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Standard raise to ~$25 or so
 
A-J suited. I remember this hand as A-J soiled, mainly because every time I play this hand my drawers get soiled. Either I just call, and small suited connectors out-flop me, or I raise and only get called by a superior Ace. I HATE THIS HAND!
 
Beakertwang said:
Made the drive to Riverside Casino (near Iowa City) on Friday. There was supposed to be a Big O game running. Unfortunately, it wasn't running, so I sat down at a 1/2 NL game. Typical low stakes crowd for a Friday afternoon. Mostly older men, and one younger semi-maniac. Lots of limp calling, and lots of 4-way+ flops. Very little 3-betting, and it practically always means QQ+.

This hand put me in a tough spot, so I'm looking for input. Typical low stakes crowd for a Friday afternoon. Mostly older men, and one younger semi-maniac. Lots of limp calling, and lots of 4-way+ flops. Very little 3-betting, and it practically always means QQ+.

1/2 NLHE

Hero has about $250. Main villain (BTN) has slightly less.

Button straddle to $4.
SB calls
BB calls
UTG calls
UTG1 calls
Hero has :as::js:

Action?
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Bet. I am looking to narrow down to hopefully one V, two at the most. $25 with so many limpers.
 
Zr1 said:
Imo I dont think that is standard for a game like this However the 1/3 time im raising its to $25 as well. Im folding to a big reraise
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totally standard from an aggressive person looking to isolate. This is live poker at it's finest....these people WANT to see pots. They must be punished.

EDIT: If I am first to enter the pot in a game like this with no straddle, my standard raise with my entire range is $12....so 6X bb.
 
Zr1 said:
Imo I dont think that is standard for a game like this However the 1/3 time im raising its to $25 as well. Im folding to a big reraise
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There is already $20 in the middle. If we raise any less we will get a bunch of calls. In a passive game like this, we want to be aggressive and either (1) take down pots like these preflop or (2) go heads up to a flop (hopefully in position) with a hand that plays well post flop, with the betting lead.

And yes, in a tight game like this, if someone 3bets big, we can fold fairly easily.
 
Senzrock said:
There is already $20 in the middle. If we raise any less we will get a bunch of calls. In a passive game like this, we want to be aggressive and either (1) take down pots like these preflop or (2) go heads up to a flop (hopefully in position) with a hand that plays well post flop, with the betting lead.

And yes, in a tight game like this, if someone 3bets big, we can fold fairly easily.
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yup, we are on the same wavelength....except different definitions of "tight".

Queue the out of context thread.
 
I exclusively play online but this looks like a good spot to raise to $30 hopefully get HUP, hopefully IP (but you already said BN is the main V so we know that doesnt happen).
 
grebe said:
except different definitions of "tight"
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Yeah, mostly thinking about the description of the game as an afternoon game (generally much less action) and "mostly older men" followed by a bunch of limps, "Very little 3-betting"... In my book that is generally a tighter game!
 
Senzrock said:
There is already $20 in the middle. If we raise any less we will get a bunch of calls. In a passive game like this, we want to be aggressive and either (1) take down pots like these preflop or (2) go heads up to a flop (hopefully in position) with a hand that plays well post flop, with the betting lead.

And yes, in a tight game like this, if someone 3bets big, we can fold fairly easily.
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Right. And I'd think even higher - I'd say $30.
 
If he raises in this kind of recreational playground, he 'll get at least two callers.
Just call and see if you hit the flop (hard).
Edit: let alone that a big raise shall probably be called only by superior hands behind hero.
 
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Beakertwang said:
Made the drive to Riverside Casino (near Iowa City) on Friday. There was supposed to be a Big O game running. Unfortunately, it wasn't running, so I sat down at a 1/2 NL game. Typical low stakes crowd for a Friday afternoon. Mostly older men, and one younger semi-maniac. Lots of limp calling, and lots of 4-way+ flops. Very little 3-betting, and it practically always means QQ+.

This hand put me in a tough spot, so I'm looking for input. Typical low stakes crowd for a Friday afternoon. Mostly older men, and one younger semi-maniac. Lots of limp calling, and lots of 4-way+ flops. Very little 3-betting, and it practically always means QQ+.

1/2 NLHE

Hero has about $250. Main villain (BTN) has slightly less.

Button straddle to $4.
SB calls
BB calls
UTG calls
UTG1 calls
Hero has :as::js:

Action?
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So I do raise. Probably a little small at $20. It seemed big as the first raiser, but in retrospect, I may have narrowed the field with $25-30. Maybe not.

Folds around to BTN, who calls
SB folds
BB calls
UTG calls
UTG1 calls

Pot $100

Flop :kd::th::2s:

Checks to hero.

Action?
 
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Beakertwang said:
So I do raise. Probably a little small at $20. It seemed big as the first raiser, but in retrospect, I may have narrowed the field with $25-30. Maybe not.

Folds around to BTN, who calls
SB folds
BB calls
UTG calls
UTG1 calls

Pot $100

Flop :kd::th::2s:

Folds to hero.

Action?

Folds around to
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I'm guessing you meant it was checked around to hero - I doubt that BB, UTG, & UTG+1 all threw their cards away as soon as they saw the flop with no bets in front of them.. But if so, then hey, it's only you and BTN left, so may as well continue the aggression.
 
LotsOfChips said:
I'm guessing you meant it was checked around to hero - I doubt that BB, UTG, & UTG+1 all threw their cards away as soon as they saw the flop with no bets in front of them.. But if so, then hey, it's only you and BTN left, so may as well continue the aggression.
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You are correct. It was checked to me.
 
I’m checking here with 2 players ahead and 2 behind. I’m not betting with just a gutter, a back door flush draw and one over because I don’t think better hands are folding. Not sure worse will call either. If someone bets I will likely call depending on sizing.
 
I don't mind a check here either. A bet isn't terrible because you can rep AA/AK/KK/KQs but it's tough getting through the field. I probably mix it up depending on my reads of how tight the other players are but check a majority of the time.
 
Beakertwang said:
So I do raise. Probably a little small at $20. It seemed big as the first raiser, but in retrospect, I may have narrowed the field with $25-30. Maybe not.

Folds around to BTN, who calls
SB folds
BB calls
UTG calls
UTG1 calls

Pot $100

Flop :kd::th::2s:

Checks to hero.

Action?
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Board is good for our range, plus we have a gutter. Bet small here with all our holdings. Another $20.

EDIT to add: I am betting here in order to get other missed hands to fold out their equity and check back a turn that doesn't improve us. Also, if we happen to bink that gutter, the pot will be larger and we can get paid. Folding to any aggression though.
 
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