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02-01-2011 08:25 PM #1
mbiz View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date Jun 2009 Posts 449 Location Orstraya	What makes flop raise standard/good please? Will he call it with any pair and straight draws - making it for value, with semibluff potential against things like TJ and 9T because we have the draw?

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02-01-2011 09:26 PM #2
nitcracker View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date Jan 2011 Posts 27	Originally Posted by mbiz What makes flop raise standard/good please? Will he call it with any pair and straight draws - making it for value, with semibluff potential against things like TJ and 9T because we have the draw? raising (for value) is good since we're ahead of everything but sets against villain's continuing range (including stuff like JT and overpairs without a spade); we want to build a pot in position to stack him when we improve and taking it down on the flop is always a fine result too. considering that this is bvb against a seemingly aggro opponent, raising might create an open invitation for him to spew off with much worse and we'd be pretty happy about getting it in on the flop while our equity is at its highest.
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02-01-2011 10:34 PM #3
thelorax View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date Jun 2010 Posts 358 Location getting reemed by fee hikes, ca	Originally Posted by mbiz What makes flop raise standard/good please? cause we have great equity vs his range. he can also shove with worse fairly often; eg) JJ+ (no spade) and draws.
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