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My standard raise in this spot preflop would be something like $84. With reads that villains are bad (i.e. will call 3bets like this way too often) that number becomes bigger. So $110 probably isn't a bad raise size, but you should realize that you're putting in 1/3 of effective stacks and you really don't want to play postflop when that's the case.
Under ...
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If you think you have the best hand then going all-in is about the only move that's left as a sensible option.
That said, for us to be ahead, villain would have to have J7x, J8x, 87x (Two pairs); J9x, T8x, T9x, T7x (Pair+Gutshots); 96x, 65x (Open Ended Straight Draws); AJx (TPTK, although I doubt he'd be this aggressive?!).
Otherwise, we're behind JJ, 88, ...
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I would suggest you play some online freerolls to get the feel for online poker. If you can deposit (not sure based on the US rules) then I would deposit as much as you are comfortable losing. Dont deposit $200 if you can only really afford $75 for example. Then you need to stick to some strict Bankroll Management.
With regards to books, there are hundreds ...
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Given the range of hands you are assigning him, I don't think you can profitably call preflop. You should probably fold, or possibly 3bet if you think he will make the mistake of folding too much (either immediately or to a flop continuation bet). But I think folding is the best play, exploiting the fact that he is too tight with his open raises.
As ...
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I think the biggest mistake here is not raising pre-flop. With three people in the hand and AQ out of position I think this has to be a raise, relating to some comments that I read I would be raising here 100% of the time, I don't think playing AQ out of position is great (obviously you play it, it's a monster) and so narrowing the field would be the first ...
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It would help in analyzing this hand if we knew the stack sizes of the players at the table. That could change a lot of factors. Regardless... You made a few mistakes here, but getting your money in was not one of them.
First, preflop: Against a min-raise (e.g. a raise that only increased the bet by 1x the big blind), it is almost always a big mistake to ...
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My first impression is there's not much wrong with the hand, if anything at all.
A reasonable case for 3-betting Preflop can be made, but that depends on the type of players behind you left to act. I'm more inclined to 3-Bet if they are mostly Loose-Passive.
Clearly, you have what most people consider a "Value" hand in this situation. From the looks of it, ...
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Generally in these sorts of spots you want to be betting for value because $1/$2 live players will call with all sorts of worse Ax hands and draws.
This turn card isn't great for us because AJ is now ahead and AT picked up some equity vs us. But still, she bought in for only 50bbs so without better reads that she could be a tight player I would just ...
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Firstly, you should realize that when you're playing against novice players you're in a good situation because it'll be easier to capitalize on their mistakes (since they'll tend to make more of them than experienced players).
Secondly, their playing styles are very important - not all novice players play the same (in fact, not all novice players online ...
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What do you consider a "pro-player mentality" is?
As you mention, ROI is perhaps the most important aspect to consider, if poker makes up a significant part of your income. If you can objectively judge what you gain (e.g. Accessibility, Comfort, Money, Social, etc.) by playing in a particular location, then you may feel that you'd be better off playing ...
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I think all-in is definitely the best move here in a cash game, where the hero is most surely ahead.
The villain, being in dealer position, would most likely have raised with QQ or 99 pre-flop. Without knowing about your table image, the villain could have been playing Q-x, 10dJd, or could have 2 pair.
So of the likely holdings for the villian there are ...
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@Silversana With a hand like AK, he would have raised preflop. The same with 99 or QQ (bigger set).
Smells like KQ, A9, medium flush draw, straight draw, something in that range; in which case I would fold. Yes, you have a good hand, but in my opinion it's not good enough to call an all-in with. If this was a tournament and you had a smaller stack (less ...
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I tend to raise this spot preflop but if the guys behind you and in the blinds are passive limping behind can be ok.
The flop raise is a tad big, but standard, and yes, call the shove.
His shove is pretty large and if anything that's indicative of a big draw like A⋄K⋄ or J⋄T⋄. Sure he'll show up with better sets sometimes ...
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Obviously the flop here is terrible for the hero. The hero is behind A-x, JJ, KQ, 10-10. Villain raised under the gun making AK, AQ or high pockets the likely holdings.
An all-in bet will likely immediately chase away 9-9 pockets and below, leaving the likely holdings of AK,AQ, AA, QQ, JJ , 10-10 remaining. I excluded KK, since this holding is very ...
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Depends on many factors. Like if you have any history on these players and how they play.
Personally I would have raised pre with that hand to at least get rid of any silly hands for the big blind. He could be sat there with 2 7 for all you know. But back to the actual question.
I would say that you have the strongest Ace. I would expect anyone else to ...
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I would definitely raise PF to see where I am. If you dont raise you allow trash to see the flop and secondly you have no idea if your AQ is the strongest A. If you are re-raised you can tighten your villains range PF without second guessing OTF. That alone puts you in a tough spot OTF. I would much prefer to be re-raised and knowing where I am.
As someone ...
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First, $110 is too much. $70 (~6 times more than the initial raise) would be enough here to make other players fold their hands (obviously, they are trying to catch something with Axs, small connectors, small pairs, etc. - it's hard to call 3bet for them here). KK is a good hand but it seems like hero is so afraid of losing with this hand, so he can't play ...
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First of all this is not a huge raise. I'm assuming the SB didn't contribute money postflop.
I wouldn't be too worried about a higher set because it's too unlikely to really worry about it, but it is obviously part of his range.
The read said that he was a hyper-aggressive player, and without other information we have to include bluffs in his range here.
We ...
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Common metrics from live play, like win-rates, may not be as valuable in the short run as people imagine. That said, players should definitely attempt to keep records with a long term perspective in mind.
Here's the problem. Making valuable adjustments to your game based on metrics from live play are difficult because of two main issues:
It's mostly ...
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1) When you receive your hole cards - relax, hold your breath and catch a moment when everyone is busy looking at their cards. Then look at your cards slowly and then think about something neutral (concentrate on a thought how you don't really care what you're holding right now).
It's better to look at your cards before your turn to act, otherwise you'll ...
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IMO, playing in the hero's shoes, I would have raised on the flop with top pair, A kicker. Its obvious he has something on the flop, a raise would find out if he is serious and how serious.
Does he slow play a set or over pair here? Ever??
To me he's got A-A because I would slow play my sets here with no flush or straight opportunities and his push on the ...
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The turn raise is a bit marginal because the only worse hands that are willing to call it are A♣Q♥ or A♣K♥ (ignoring the suits, of course). Once he shoves there are very few combos that beat us but it is also quite unlikely that this player will shove light or shove many hands that we beat for value, so I like the fold.
I think ...
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This flop is extremely dry; there are very few draws and given your read it seems that villain wouldn't have hands like 98 in his range anyway. You'll definitely want to just call this bet, for a few reasons.
a) We have his range crushed and he'll draw out on us very rarely.
b) When he has air (something like AK, AQ, etc) he might double barrel on turn ...
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My opinion is not to bother too much in the beginning. Just play your style and observe others' style of play. Joining a small league has the advantage that you can learn fast about your opponents, but the disadvantage that they too have the opportunity to learn about you just as fast. In conclusion, in the beginning you might have some good short term ...
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Once the SB chooses not to cbet you should certainly be leading here OTF. You're giving him a chance to draw out on you with way too many pair+gutshot hands and this board is fairly coordinated so you should be getting at least one call reasonably often.
Once you check the flop, it's pretty close between calling or raising, but I think raising is slightly ...
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I think your flop bet is a bit big. You should still value bet the turn, anywhere from $30 to $40 seems okay. With how small her stack is, you may want to bet her all-in on the river for value on a blank, you'll certainly bet all-in if you improve. There's a good chance this player will call off the last of her chips with any Ax hand on the river.
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lets review the not suited situation. So you have AQ.
She sat in with a short stack and was playing tight for a while. Usually a goal of players like that - to find a perfect moment to go all in and to double up. And your goal is to catch them with better hand and to avoid getting into trap with marginal hand :)
Pre-flop raise is always reasonable with ...
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There are two rules that I observe with novice players.
The first is, almost always CALL when you have a hand, because they usually don't know how good or bad a hand they have. Some fraction of the time, they'll have the "nuts" e.g. a full house, and sometimes they'll have top pair, and honestly think it's good.
The second, is that you can loosen up a bit ...
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Subs rules are generally good, but i strongly disagree with few points.
2)play tight - Playing tight is surely great strategy to crush them, but if you call their allins with just premiums, you will get runed over by their agression.(Seems like they are agressive from your description.) If opponent goes all-in every hand, you should call whenever you have ...
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There are a lot of questions here and I'm only going to address your casino concern. I would bet that your casino spreads a 3-6 Limit game, $60 min buy in. I would take $80-$100 and sit down at that table first. The action is usually slower and you'll be less likely to lose your roll as quickly as you might at an NLHM table. This will provide you a ...
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