had a good poker session up in detroit over the weekend. planned on sitting down and just observing and paying the nominal small/big for the first half hour or so at a 1/2 NL, just to get a read on the table. well took a flyer on Q10 in late position...flop came A-K-J in all different suits. and tripled up pretty quick because some guys were overplaying their aces.
cards ran good for awhile, but then really cooled off. and part of me wonders if it could have been a better session if id been a bit more aggressive and seen some more "turns".
which brings me to my question about how some of you guys play the following situations. obviously circumstances can alter any hand you play and i understand that. buy generally speaking, whats your philosophy on:
1) two high overcards (say KJ or KQ) when the flop comes with 3 medium under cards (say a 3-7-10 rainbow)
someone throws a regular-sized bet in.
how much are you willing to pay to try and catch a K or Q on the turn?
i tossed my KQ away after the flop a few times after being faced with calling a few small bets.
basically, this question can be any 2 overcards after the flop. but id prefer to to leave AQ or AJ out of it, because those are capable of winning a high card showdown if it came down to it. basically the K10, KJ, KQ, and QJ kinds of hands.
2) whats your opinion on the strength of A8 vs. A4? by that i mean do you think a case can be made that, while both are ace-rag, A4 might be better (and often more playable) because of the straight possibility, whereas holding A8, what are you really hoping for on the flop?
3) if your were forced to take a stand and make a move or risk being blinded out, and you HAD to go all-in, what would you rather be looking down at --- AK or 88? i know the percentages, but what would you prefer to have with your tourney life on the line?
there are some other hands that came up that will pop in my head and ill add em. but thought it would be interesting to get various responses. these are just common hands that you see all the time, but seem to separate the average from the above average players.
cards ran good for awhile, but then really cooled off. and part of me wonders if it could have been a better session if id been a bit more aggressive and seen some more "turns".
which brings me to my question about how some of you guys play the following situations. obviously circumstances can alter any hand you play and i understand that. buy generally speaking, whats your philosophy on:
1) two high overcards (say KJ or KQ) when the flop comes with 3 medium under cards (say a 3-7-10 rainbow)
someone throws a regular-sized bet in.
how much are you willing to pay to try and catch a K or Q on the turn?
i tossed my KQ away after the flop a few times after being faced with calling a few small bets.
basically, this question can be any 2 overcards after the flop. but id prefer to to leave AQ or AJ out of it, because those are capable of winning a high card showdown if it came down to it. basically the K10, KJ, KQ, and QJ kinds of hands.
2) whats your opinion on the strength of A8 vs. A4? by that i mean do you think a case can be made that, while both are ace-rag, A4 might be better (and often more playable) because of the straight possibility, whereas holding A8, what are you really hoping for on the flop?
3) if your were forced to take a stand and make a move or risk being blinded out, and you HAD to go all-in, what would you rather be looking down at --- AK or 88? i know the percentages, but what would you prefer to have with your tourney life on the line?
there are some other hands that came up that will pop in my head and ill add em. but thought it would be interesting to get various responses. these are just common hands that you see all the time, but seem to separate the average from the above average players.
but how much can he really call if he doesnt have chit?
