Trips requiem

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Phillberto said:
Thanks for the input. I did reraise to $5 - slightly over the min-raise and was called by the small blind. I thought I had the odds to call the BigBlind and see the logic in isolating him as I did. My concern is that my bet would ensure I would be looked up by the top of SB range ie TT or 99 and I would fold out weaker pairs that might be tempted to call the raise and see the flop. Any merits in this thinking or does the AQ possibility mean I have to raise and deny him seeing a flop? Alternatively is there any point in just shoving and increase the chance of getting him to fold his entire range.
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chuckwhooleryJoined: 15 Jan 2008Posts: 143Location: Mass
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject:

reshoving would be my stnd play at these levels, cause while on btp the minraise is the #1 supertell and treated w/ respect out the butt, anyone playing NL10 doesnt have a clue.
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Triple B Joined: 17 Oct 2005Posts: 2517
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't expect SB to call a min 4-bet very often. If I thought that was at all likely I would just shove. You don't really want SB in the hand at all as 88 doesn't play well 3-ways with little or no money behind. You want to be all-in heads up against the BB who has a wide range. _________________Villain: Why? Villain: How? Me: I had a feeling Villian: Sit in you cretin
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excessionEnthusiast (Online) Joined: 09 Nov 2004Posts: 3599Location: manchester uk
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:04 am Post subject:

You are miles ahead of the shorty's range. If he's 35/25 in a squeeze position he could have Ax down to A9, any ace suited, just about any two paint as well as any pair. SB's range is probably about right (though at $10 positional awareness isn't usually that great so I wouldn't be too surprised to see him trying to take a flop with a suited connector or hand like AJs too). Reshove away (and sigh as donk has AA)

excession wrote:
I dont hate his play if he has AA?


So it looks as if I should just have shoved.