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  1. #1

    Default Isolation Play?

    I was trying to do an isolation play here, but I think I did it wrong. Does anyone have any advice on how I might have handled it differently?

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    saw flop|saw showdown

    MP1 (t700)
    Silverfist (t2820)
    CO (t4770)
    Button (t770)
    SB (t950)
    BB (t3800)
    UTG (t930)

    Preflop: Silverfist is MP2 with 9, 9.
    UTG raises to t930, 1 fold, Silverfist raises to t2820, 2 folds, SB calls t935 (All-In), 1 fold.

    Flop: (t4730) 3, 7, 8 (3 players, 1 all-in)

    Turn: (t4730) 9 (3 players, 1 all-in)

    River: (t4730) 6 (3 players, 1 all-in)

    Final Pot: t4730
    Main Pot: t2820 (t2820), between Silverfist, SB and UTG. > Pot won by UTG (t2820).
    Pot 2: t1910 (t1910), between Silverfist and UTG. > Pot won by UTG (t1910).

    Results in white below:
    UTG has Th Kh (straight, ten high).
    Silverfist has 9s 9d (three of a kind, nines).
    SB has Qd Kd (high card, king).
    Outcome: UTG wins t4730.
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  2. #2
    Nothing wrong with what I can see. SB had a good hand so he went ahead and called.
  3. #3
    I dont like the play. with the UTG push you are either behind or coinflip, and there are people acting after you.


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    Hmmm - UTG pushes with over 30xBB. Your play was ballsy (probably unneccessary at this point too) but your read was right (I actually generally put people on a hand like AQs there). You didn't do the isolation play "wrong" - you just ended up with a new breed who thinks QKs is a top 3 hand and called you.
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  5. #5
    WHOA! My mistake, I didn't see the BB was only 30!

    In that case, I'd toss the 9s, you're behind or racing the only pushable hands I can think of in this situation. Must be why he decided to push...
  6. #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by bluedevil907
    WHOA! My mistake, I didn't see the BB was only 30!

    In that case, I'd toss the 9s, you're behind or racing the only pushable hands I can think of in this situation. Must be why he decided to push...
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    Clear fold.

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