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PS $5.50 - HU - Can you lay down 2 pair?

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  1. #1

    Default PS $5.50 - HU - Can you lay down 2 pair?

    (Sorry about the format, I couldn't get the hand converter to take the hand.)

    PokerStars Game #5083061583: Tournament #25537123, $5.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/05/28 - 21:35:15 (ET)
    Table 25537123 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: sullybob (2390 in chips)
    Seat 2: DWayneBos (11110 in chips)
    sullybob: posts the ante 25
    DWayneBos: posts the ante 25
    DWayneBos: posts small blind 100
    sullybob: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to DWayneBos [4c 2s]
    DWayneBos: calls 100
    sullybob: checks
    *** FLOP *** [2h 6h 4h]
    sullybob: checks
    DWayneBos: bets 200
    sullybob: calls 200
    *** TURN *** [2h 6h 4h] [Jc]
    sullybob: checks
    DWayneBos: bets 400
    sullybob: raises 1565 to 1965 and is all-in
    DWayneBos: ????

    Can I really lay then down, heads up, after the check preflop and the call on the flop?
  2. #2
    Id call...Read?
  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by Stripclubjunkie
    Id call...Read?
    The HUD rated him Semi-Loose, seeing 31% of the flops. He was not very agressive, only having raised pre-flop 3% of the time.

    With his short stack, I figured he'd push with alot.
  4. #4
    Look at the chip stacks. This is an instacall for me heads up. I would have probably lead for more on the flop also, thus making his turn push a lot easier to call.
  5. #5
    Heads up is incredibly read dependent, but given his stack size there is no way Im folding this. Lead for more on the flop though as givememyleg said. Against a flush you still have outs, you cant lay this down. However, preflop I dont think I would complete, actually I know I wouldnt. HU I barely ever fold pf in an unraised pot, I make exceptions for hands like 32, 43, and 42. I would much rather have 73 than 42. What makes this worse is that with your effective stacks you should pretty much be pushing or folding. Folding PF gives your opponent 100 chips, calling and folding when he raises [which is going to be pretty likely in a situation like this] gives him 200.
  6. #6
    It doesn't matter what the read is. In heads up action you just have to go all out for the win. You probably ended up loosing the hand and that's why youy posted it here.

    But if I was in this position, I'd go all out for it. And I would have raised a lot more once the flop came down. I would probably even bet out in this hand if I had 65o or 6To. 1 on 1 at the end of the tournament is basically; "he who dares wins". And you're stack is 5 times bigger than his. Just go for it everytime. Put him allin with a queen, king or ace in your hand, or any pocket pair. Put the pressure on him.
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  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by pokerroomace
    It doesn't matter what the read is. In heads up action you just have to go all out for the win. You probably ended up loosing the hand and that's why youy posted it here.
    Yea, reads dont matter at all.

    Oh, and the results were posted.
  8. #8
    Ok good. Given his stack size and my read I called.

    (The fact he was holing AQh doesn't really matter.)

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