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    Default pushing draws

    i been thinking a fair bit about FE and have been trying to put it into my game but i am just unsure of when it is a good time to do so.

    so say $200nl 6 max game.
    $200 stacks
    im dealt AsKs raise it OTB and get a caller in the blinds
    flop is 9s 5s 2c, he checks, i bet and he c/r me...what influences your decision to push here? or call?
    What if the board is paired?

    what about AsKs in the blinds, btn raises pre and i call
    same flop
    how do u proceed?
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    Default Re: pushing draws

    Quote Originally Posted by dan
    so say $200nl 6 max game.
    $200 stacks
    im dealt AsKs raise it OTB and get a caller in the blinds
    flop is 9s 5s 2c, he checks, i bet and he c/r me...what influences your decision to push here? or call?
    What if the board is paired?
    Pushing is good because you are a favorite over all one pair hands, and have 33% equity at worse. It's also great for metagame purposes. I'd only call if this guy was a passive set-mining nit that would only c/r me with a set. If the board is paired, the value of your draw decreases a lot, so I'd lean towards just calling.

    Quote Originally Posted by dan
    what about AsKs in the blinds, btn raises pre and i call
    same flop
    how do u proceed?
    I don't think I'd ever just smooth call with AKs out of the blinds facing a button raise, but if I did, I'd probably lead and push over a raise. Sometimes c/r.
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    I don't think I'd ever just smooth call with AKs out of the blinds facing a button raise
    Oops, neither would i.

    Do you have to have the NFD to be able to push? would u ever do this with like JsTs? you still have overs which may be good?

    also a hand from today - dont have the raw HH

    stacks
    me - $200
    BB - $120

    my image is already LAG, his is donkish loose, overplays hands - also there was a hand earlier where BB 3bet me on the flop then checked the blank turn and folded to my river bet.

    UTG limps folds to me OTB with KcQc, i raise to $9, sb folds and BB calls and UTG folds

    flop 8c6c6d
    BB checks, i bet $13 into 19 pot and BB raises another $13, i shove.

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