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Pushing the 'nuts' in small pots

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  1. #1

    Default Pushing the 'nuts' in small pots

    I don't bother value betting boats or quads or nut flushes or straights on the river (regardless of pot size) when I know the other person has a lower flush, straight or boat because 99% of the opponents cannot fold those hands even when they expect they are beat. So why not maximize my profits right?

    The reason I played so passively pre and post flop was because I was ready to log off.

    ***** Hand History for Game 4554833809 *****
    $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, June 20, 00:50:55 ET 2006
    Table Table 108736 (No DP) (Real Money)
    Seat 6 is the button
    Total number of players : 5
    Seat 1: robthompson ( $67.54 )
    Seat 2: Farinaccio ( $103.72 )
    Seat 4: LCGRINDER ( $198.10 )
    Seat 5: fuhcew ( $0 )
    Seat 6: Hero ( $98.50 )
    Farinaccio posts small blind [$0.50].
    LCGRINDER posts big blind [$1].
    ** Dealing down cards **
    Dealt to Hero [ Jh Th ]
    Hero calls [$1].
    fuhcew has left the table.
    Farinaccio calls [$0.50].
    LCGRINDER checks.
    ** Dealing Flop ** [ 6c, 4c, Jc ]
    >You have options at Table 96089 Table!.
    >You have options at Table 108722 (No DP) Table!.
    Farinaccio checks.
    >You have options at Table 106803 Table!.
    LCGRINDER checks.
    Hero bets [$1].
    Farinaccio calls [$1].
    LCGRINDER folds.
    ** Dealing Turn ** [ Js ]
    >You have options at Table 108722 (No DP) Table!.
    Farinaccio checks.
    >You have options at Table 108722 (No DP) Table!.
    Hero checks.
    ** Dealing River ** [ Tc ]
    Farinaccio checks.
    Hero is all-In.
    Farinaccio calls [$96.50].
    Farinaccio shows [ Ac, 2c ] a flush, ace high.
    Hero shows [ Jh, Th ] a full house, Jacks full of tens.
    Hero wins $197 from the main pot with a full house, Jacks full of tens.

    Does anyone fold the turn here?
    ***** Hand History for Game 4567893240 *****
    0/0 Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) - Thu Jun 22 00:20:15 EDT 2006
    Table Table 96017 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
    Total number of players : 6
    Seat 1: SdominicM ( $397.04)
    Seat 2: wpl55 ( $113.20)
    Seat 3: B0jackson ( $95.50)
    Seat 4: Hero ( $100)
    Seat 5: donkeldav ( $63.50)
    Seat 6: topdpgg1983 ( $100)
    Hero posts small blind (0.50)
    donkeldav posts big blind (1)
    ** Dealing down cards **
    Dealt to Hero [ Qs, Qh ]
    SdominicM folds.
    wpl55 calls (1)
    B0jackson folds.
    Hero raises (4.50) to 5
    donkeldav folds.
    wpl55 calls (4)
    ** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9d, Qd, 4d ]
    Hero bets (8)
    wpl55 calls (8)
    ** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5d ]
    Hero checks.
    wpl55 bets (5)
    Hero calls (5)
    ** Dealing River ** : [ 9c ]
    Hero bets (82)
    Hero is all-In.
    wpl55 calls (82)
    Creating Main Pot with $199 with Hero
    ** Summary **
    Main Pot: $199 | | Rake: $2
    Board: [ 9d Qd 4d 5d 9c ]

    wpl55 balance $212.20, bet $100, collected $199, net +$99 [ 9h 9s ] [ four of a kind, nines -- Qd,9h,9s,9d,9c ]
    Hero balance $0, lost $100 [ Qs Qh ] [ a full house, Queens full of nines -- Qs,Qh,Qd,9d,9c ]
  2. #2
    Flushes call pushes.
    I don't fold the turn on hand 2 given the bet size.
    NHs sir.
  3. #3
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    Hand 1: Yeah cool, I like it.

    Hand 2: Don't be so results oriented dude, calling the turn is mandatory getting monster pot odds to chase a boat.
  4. #4
    I love making that play at $1/2 when you have top boat or quads with a 4-card flush on the board. You're either taking down a small - decent sized pot, or taking down a huge pot from the person with the nut flush.

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