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    Default Tricky first hand.

    I dont have the hand history, but I thought a lot about this hand and what I could do different, I remember the exact bets so this is an exact replica of the hand history.

    Hero: 1500
    Villian: 1500
    7 other players

    Dealt to Hero [Ah,Ad]

    Hero is in UTG+1
    Villian is in CO

    Hero raises 80 to 100
    Villian calls
    (everyone else folds)

    Flop [Kc Jd 4h]
    Hero bets 100
    Villian raises 100 to 200

    ------------------------------------------Decision 1, reraise? slowplay? did he hit set?
    Hero calls

    Turn [Kc Jd 4h] [6c]
    ------------------------------------------Decision 2, continue slowplay? check to minimize the pot? Bet it out harder?
    Hero bets 100
    Villian calls


    River [Kc Jd 4h] [6c] [Kd]
    Hero checks
    Vilian bets 300

    Hero ?? ------------------------------Call or fold?
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    It's only tricky becuase you called and donk bet. I definitly reraise the flop.

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    Default Re: Tricky first hand.

    No reason to slow play this flop. Villain has told you he has a King (hopefully not KJ). Reraise the flop, don't give him infinite odds by calling. You'd hate to see a K/Q/T/J on the turn. That's what makes these hands difficult. Anyway, I think your villain has AK, you should push the flop, he's gonna call.
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    Default Re: Tricky first hand.

    Quote Originally Posted by Staple Gun
    I dont have the hand history, but I thought a lot about this hand and what I could do different, I remember the exact bets so this is an exact replica of the hand history.

    Hero: 1500
    Villian: 1500
    7 other players

    Dealt to Hero [Ah,Ad]

    Hero is in UTG+1
    Villian is in CO

    Hero raises 80 to 100
    Villian calls
    (everyone else folds)

    Flop [Kc Jd 4h]
    Hero bets 100
    Villian raises 100 to 200

    ------------------------------------------Decision 1, reraise? slowplay? did he hit set?
    Hero calls
    Right there's your problem. Your opponent is aggressive. Your hand is good, but it ain't great. RERAISE and figure out where you are. You probably still lose the hand on the river, but you can't sweat that. Slowrolling one pair (even a monster pair) will bite you in the ass. Punch it here.

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    I played this bad, but here was my thinking. If he would have reraised to 300 or more on my flop bet its an easy reraise for me. The min reraise usually tips off a great hand, so Im thinking JJ, 44, or KJ. The other option was AK which was prolly more likely or just some donk with like AJ or KQ. I definetly shouldve reraised the flop, I guess it dosnt make sense to call here. If I felt that strongly that I was beat I couldve folded but that would have been horrible too.

    I folded the river and he showed AK (nice read Scuba) and I kicked myself for trying to play to tricky in a $10 sng.
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    On the flop the hands that beat you are:
    44, JJ, KJ, KK, K4, J4.
    KK - He should have reraised preflop
    KJ,K4,J4 - He should have folded preflop
    44 - probably a fold preflop as well
    JJ - I will take the chance.
    He could have reraised you with AK, KQ.

    I push the flop


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