Will do, Alysia, but I don't play every weekend when I'm here. Last weekend, I was under the weather and didn't get out. Not sure what my plans are for the weekend.
b afraid b very afraid. u r fragile now with UCLA losing,Dodgers maybe to b elimnated 0-0 bot of the 4th, and now a cast of the show Baywatch is drivng an ice cream truck. WTF??
Hero - KK with no diamonds- $200 stack- small blind Villain - ?? - $300 dollar stack - older man - regular - semi tight - tricky
PRE-FLOP Hero posts small blind posts Villain posts big blind guy A bets $12 guy B calls $12 guy C calls $12 Hero on small blind raises to $60 Villain in big blind calls $60 Everyone else's folds
Considering stack sizes, I don't see any other option than to shove. You've got the nuts, I don't think you want to give a free card to the draw, so what else can you bet? You have $140 and the pot is over $150.
And BTW, Nappy, with that size three-bet and your remaining stack, I think you're pretty much committed to shoving any flop that doesn't have an Ace. If the high card is a Jack and not a King, I think you're shoving there too.
Normally I would shove any flop that does not have a Ace. But seeing that I flopped trip kings. I decided to mix it up a little. Now I am not too worried if a Ace pops up on the turn.
I did not want to give a totally free card because of the flush draw but I would not mind a call from him or him shoving.
So I bet $40 which I thought would make me look weak and was hoping he would shove for that reason but he just folded instead.
I was wondering after the hand, if I checked the flop, then maybe he would shove and I could call and make a nice double up but I hate giving free cards if there is a flush draw on the board.
If he would have called the flop, I most likely would shove the rest on the turn.
I just wish I would have made more in that situation. I was surprised he folded to my $40 bet on the flop after calling $60 pre-flop.
So if he didn't bite on your $40 bet, he's probably not betting or calling anything. Maybe he had Ace-Queen and no diamonds. If he had anything, for that price, he calls the $40 unless he KNEW you flopped a set of Kings. Tough to not win more but I don't think anything you could have done would have made a difference.
Maybe if you check and check the turn he bets the turn....but what do you do if the turn as another diamond?
Nice article. I like the PH poker room, and I played in a few of those PH tournaments during the series.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dave....I do recall that you mentioned playing in the PH tourneys when we met at the TBC Invitational.
DeleteChris is a really nice guy.
BTW, Dave, if you want to read about what happened to me last time (I think it was the last time) I played at PH, you can find that here:
http://robvegaspoker.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-grump-stole-christmas.html
Just a head's up: Coming to LA this week. Go ahead as tweet where you're playing this weekend.
ReplyDeleteWill do, Alysia, but I don't play every weekend when I'm here. Last weekend, I was under the weather and didn't get out. Not sure what my plans are for the weekend.
Deleteb afraid b very afraid. u r fragile now with UCLA losing,Dodgers maybe to b elimnated 0-0 bot of the 4th, and now a cast of the show Baywatch is drivng an ice cream truck. WTF??
DeleteI have no idea what the Baywatch reference is all about.
DeleteHow would you play the flop on this hand?
ReplyDelete1-3 No Limit Holdem
Hero - KK with no diamonds- $200 stack- small blind
Villain - ?? - $300 dollar stack - older man - regular - semi tight - tricky
PRE-FLOP
Hero posts small blind posts
Villain posts big blind
guy A bets $12
guy B calls $12
guy C calls $12
Hero on small blind raises to $60
Villain in big blind calls $60
Everyone else's folds
FLOP - K72 - two diamonds on the flop
What should hero do here?
Considering stack sizes, I don't see any other option than to shove. You've got the nuts, I don't think you want to give a free card to the draw, so what else can you bet? You have $140 and the pot is over $150.
Delete2ND that .
DeleteAnd BTW, Nappy, with that size three-bet and your remaining stack, I think you're pretty much committed to shoving any flop that doesn't have an Ace. If the high card is a Jack and not a King, I think you're shoving there too.
DeleteThanks for your replies.
DeleteNormally I would shove any flop that does not have a Ace. But seeing that I flopped trip kings. I decided to mix it up a little. Now I am not too worried if a Ace pops up on the turn.
I did not want to give a totally free card because of the flush draw but I would not mind a call from him or him shoving.
So I bet $40 which I thought would make me look weak and was hoping he would shove for that reason but he just folded instead.
I was wondering after the hand, if I checked the flop, then maybe he would shove and I could call and make a nice double up but I hate giving free cards if there is a flush draw on the board.
If he would have called the flop, I most likely would shove the rest on the turn.
I just wish I would have made more in that situation. I was surprised he folded to my $40 bet on the flop after calling $60 pre-flop.
So if he didn't bite on your $40 bet, he's probably not betting or calling anything. Maybe he had Ace-Queen and no diamonds. If he had anything, for that price, he calls the $40 unless he KNEW you flopped a set of Kings. Tough to not win more but I don't think anything you could have done would have made a difference.
DeleteMaybe if you check and check the turn he bets the turn....but what do you do if the turn as another diamond?