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whycantistayawayfromdogs · 07-05-2008, 01:00

Pretty sure they are talking about the size of the preflop raise, bit strange after 3 limpers to then raise 4*BB. Look at the hand from a different perspective, you completely miss the flop and fold: then what was the point of that raise? After that the hand pretty much played itself, possibly raise more on the flop but i guess at that point its more about luring as many chips into the pot as possible. Im sure a lot of players would flat-call the flop but then when the scare card comes have a harder decision.

So here are the reasons why you could be called a moron;

- Wierd raise size preflop, which guarentees a big pot (in terms of people and chips)
- Raising with a 'pretty shit' hand when you are clearly gonna get callers.

I would probably just flat call tbh (although i dont really play tournys). If you are going to raise then raise a meaningful amount and if you arent confortable with popping it to 250-300 with 89s then fold or flat call.

The above is based on me reading the hand history right... you were on the button right?

07-05-2008, 01:00	#4 (permalink)
whycantistayawayfromdogs too young to understand Join Date: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,645	Re: Did I play this well or like a moron?? Pretty sure they are talking about the size of the preflop raise, bit strange after 3 limpers to then raise 4*BB. Look at the hand from a different perspective, you completely miss the flop and fold: then what was the point of that raise? After that the hand pretty much played itself, possibly raise more on the flop but i guess at that point its more about luring as many chips into the pot as possible. Im sure a lot of players would flat-call the flop but then when the scare card comes have a harder decision. So here are the reasons why you could be called a moron; - Wierd raise size preflop, which guarentees a big pot (in terms of people and chips) - Raising with a 'pretty shit' hand when you are clearly gonna get callers. I would probably just flat call tbh (although i dont really play tournys). If you are going to raise then raise a meaningful amount and if you arent confortable with popping it to 250-300 with 89s then fold or flat call. The above is based on me reading the hand history right... you were on the button right?