Toby Booth

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Nov 7	comment	NL100: 2-Pair In 4-Way Pot Facing OOP Lead @ Wet Flop You say a Value Bet is "out of {the} question", but later you say you make a bet to "make {the} opponent pay!"? Do you think a bet by Hero is most frequently a bluff? What sort of ratio would you say Hero is winning vs losing here? Thanks for the answer :)
Nov 5	comment	What's a good strategy for playing overpairs post flop? Check out the FAQ for ways to improve the question.
Nov 1	comment	What's a good strategy for playing overpairs post flop? The question is a bit too broad I think to get a (decent) answer, if any. Things like the suits of all cards involved, opponent types, game history, stack sizes involved, etc. The list could go on for a long time. Perhaps find a way to narrow down the question to a specific principle of NLHE and you may get a fast response.
Oct 26	comment	200nl - Flop top two on wet board and get squeezed OOP deep @Silversana Go for it and answer it. I'd be happy to hear your thoughts, and how you made a decision.
Oct 26	comment	200nl - Flop top two on wet board and get squeezed OOP deep @SoboLan's answer is OK, but calling is the worst option I think. Villain is aggro vs two opponents on a very wet flop. You can be almost certain he's continuing aggression at the Turn, and if you call, you're just gifting him the opportunity to draw out. I'd add the possibility of a made straight in there as well. To me, it's a clear fold. You don't really get worse to call, and better to fold.
Oct 25	comment	Why is comparing hands based on how often they win a showdown or on their poker “hand rank” worse than worthless? It probably doesn't warrant a full answer from me, so just to add... @silversana is right about the hyperbole I feel. The concept at play here is Relative vs Absolute hand strength. Pre-flop showdown equities are fine, for pre-flop only. Go any further and you can see how unreliable they can be due to board texture.
Oct 25	comment	Are there well documented cases of winning tournament by someone who wasn't looking at his own cards? I'd be willing to bet against your last statement. Also, although it's intuitively not best to consider your hole cards as "not so important", as OP states, I believe what the villain thinks about Hero's cards is more significant than what Hero actually has, for value or bluff situations.
Oct 24	comment	NL200: TPGK In Squeezed Pot OOP At first glance it appears simple to me, but then I consider the opponents types of hands that cold-call pre-flop, and call again vs my raise! Given the card removal issues of villain having less nut-flush, pair, and SC potential hands (considering board texture), my thoughts are that I'm ahead more often than initial appearances suggest. By how much, if any, errr... not sure :)
Oct 24	comment	NL200: TPGK In Squeezed Pot OOP Perhaps you're right, but how certain would you be after 80 hands, and such a small sample?
Sep 23	comment	Bet with Ax3x3x on river? There really needs to be clear info about the flop texture before anyone can make a reasonable judgement on what is the best course of action.
Sep 15	comment	NL100: 2-Pair In 4-Way Pot Facing OOP Lead @ Wet Flop Good point about reads on the CO and BU.
Sep 1	comment	What's the best book to read to understand this site? Do you mean understand this site or understand poker terminology?technology?
Aug 29	comment	How to count the power of cards in hand? +1 to Codingthewheel.com. Very good resource.
Aug 26	comment	Small Pairs on early and middle positions Something that's significant, is that implied odds are a very important consideration when deciding whether or not to see a flop if Hero's plan is just to "set mine".
Aug 26	comment	Small Pairs on early and middle positions Passivity of the opponents behind you is definitely significant, as you say. I'd add that it's important to specify that when categorising players, e.g. Loose-Passive (amongst other variants) is more useful than just Loose.
Aug 26	comment	(Simple?) 3-bet Scenario I like it because it forces Hero to make a plan for all sorts of post-flop textures.
Aug 22	comment	How Can I Tell If My Opponent Is Aware Of My Image/Range? Thanks. I particularly like the last paragraph. Simple and useful comparison.
Aug 22	comment	How Can I Tell If My Opponent Is Aware Of My Image/Range? I suppose I did have online play in mind when I wrote it so that would be my preference for answers. That said, it's definitely relevant to both.
Aug 6	comment	$1/$2 Live - Bottom set on flop and facing 3bet @sobolan is right.
Jul 30	comment	$1/$2 Live - Turned top two pair facing heat (line check) Not sure so I'll mention it... Have you considered the possibility of A9x and J9x are in his range? Obviously, 99 & 33 are there as well.