Comments on: Battle of the Big Stack Regulars

By: PokerVixen

PokerVixen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:19:44 +0000

wow… I agree with Geoff, twice! Maybe I need to go back to the books.

I put Villain on AT. He tanked because of the up and down straight draw and concern that hero was already made.

By: geoff

geoff — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:55:51 +0000

I think a raise here only gets called by a better hand. If he is bluffing, we won’t extract any money but will win anyway with a call at showdown.

By: Pipedream

Pipedream — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:36:29 +0000

It’s a easy call on the river with the weak bet. With a draw heavy board like that I don’t see many hands that we can raise the river to get value from. I think the villain would have played a hand like Ah 10h, QhJh, 9-10 or other drawing hands more aggressively.

The problem I have with this hand is the check on the turn. I like defining my hand here and making the river an easier play. Given the way it’s played there’s not too many hands we can raise to get value. He’s almost always calling our raise with a better hand and folding anything weaker.

My guess is that villain has Ah9.

By: RawrStar

RawrStar — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:11:18 +0000

I was the first person to vote for reraise so I’m with Panndy here…

If the villian is as good a player as the background makes him out to be, he knows the value of switching his play. He probably has air on this occasion but is relying on the fact hero believes he will have something to win the pot.

A call is a weak move and doesn’t give you any chance of winning the pot imo. A fold would be an absolute disaster at this point.

If the hero calls because he believes the villian has a better hand and doesn’t want to put too much more in the pot, he may as well just fold.

A reraise puts you back in control though. If the villian has nothing, he will likely call or fold and you take the pot. If he has a superior hand, you’ve paid a little bit extra to extract a lot of information.

There’s only one option for me and it means the hero has to reraise.

By: geoff

geoff — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:02:30 +0000

I would call here. He is a known regular to the Hero. I don’t think he would try to put a move on.

By: Panndy

Panndy — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:59:12 +0000

I believe Villian is trying to get you to fold. $162 is a nice pot and $47 is about 1/4 that. IMHO you have at least 44% of winning the hand from what I think…so go for it. Reraise and put his ass to the test.

By: Street3

Street3 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:58:12 +0000

I say call. I bet he has Ax, but the two pair is good, butthen pull out your 9mm, point at the dude. If he wins, shoot him. If you win, holster your weapon and continue playing.

By: ungarop

ungarop — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:31:01 +0000

Crying call. He has a better two pair. The only hand I expect to see here that I beat is any Ace-Ten.

By: michaelhugs

michaelhugs — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:55:57 +0000

I put Villain on Ah7h. Hero got rivered (or is that just my luck?).

Always nice to have a chronic calling station, though. Great way to make some money.

By: PokerPlasm

PokerPlasm — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:14:57 +0000

I think I am going to call right here. Villain has potential to play Ace-rag, so he could have 2 pair here.