Hand of the Week: Top Pair with a Low Kicker (Preflop Action)
We’re taking this week off from podcasting, but here’s something new I want to try out as an occasional feature on the blog. I’m going to post a hand today and then comment on various aspects of it...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Suited Connectors Preflop
Thanks to everyone who participated in the first installment of this little experiment. The question I left you with, essentially, was about whether a suited connector like 87s should be raised in...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Top Pair on the Flop
Thanks to everyone who’s participated in the Hand of the Week so far. Today’s post deals with playing top pair on the flop. Hero is UTG+2 with a $2500 stack, and most of the table covers. Action folds...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Top Pair with a Low Kicker (Turn Action)
Hero is UTG+2 with a $2500 stack, and most of the table covers. Action folds to Hero, who opens to $30 with 8s 7s. The hijack, button, and SB call. For discussion of the preflop action, see this post....
View ArticleHand of the Week: Top Pair with a Low Kicker (River Action)
Hero is UTG+2 with a $2500 stack, and most of the table covers. Action folds to Hero, who opens to $30 with 8s 7s. The hijack, button, and SB call. For discussion of the preflop action, see this post....
View ArticleHand of the Week: Value Betting the River
Thanks to everyone who’s participated in the Hand of the Week so far. Today’s post deals with value betting the river. Hero is UTG+2 with a $2500 stack, and most of the table covers. Action folds to...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Big Slick
This is from the $700 NLHE 1R1A WCOOP event. Blinds are 350/700/85. It’s well after the rebuy period but not particularly close to the bubble. Table is on the tough side, featuring many regs/pros, most...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Big Slick, Pre-Flop
You all did a great job with the comments on the Hand of the Week so far. People have covered the major arguments for 3-betting and for calling, and in fact I think it’s likely that Hero should be...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Ace-King Whiffs the Flop
Thanks to everyone who’s participated in the Hand of the Week so far. Today’s post deals with the flop play. This is from the $700 NLHE 1R1A WCOOP event. Blinds are 350/700/85. It’s well after the...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Big Slick on the Turn
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Hand of the Week so far. The comments from the pre-flop discussion that I found most interesting were from dullgeek and others who struggled with the problem...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Rockets!
This hand is from the first level of the $1080 Battle of the Bay tournament that I went on to win. I don’t have any specific reads on particular players, but the field in general is quite amateurish,...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Rockets! (Flop Results)
Thanks to everyone who’s participated so far in the Hand of the Week. To recap the action so far: Blinds are 50/100, Villain has about 20K (starting stack), and I have about 25K. Only six players...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Rockets! (Turn)
This is a continuation of the Hand of the Week. Discussion of the flop action, which I imagine will surprise some of you, can be found here. Blinds are 50/100, Villain has about 20K (starting stack),...
View ArticleHand of the Week: 666 (Flop)
Seems like a fitting thread to start on Easter! This is from a 10/25 NLHE game with effective stacks of about $8K. The main Villain, in the SB, is a capable and experienced player, not 100% sure...
View ArticleHand of the Week: 666 (Flop Results)
Thanks to everyone who participated in the first part of our Hand of the Week. Assessing Range Advantage The only information I gave about the SB was that he’s “capable and experienced” and probably...
View ArticleHand of the Week: 666 (River)
This is a continuation of Hand of the Week: 666 (Flop). For a discussion of the flop decision, see this post. We’re playing 10/25 NLHE with effective stacks of about $8K. The main Villain, in the SB,...
View ArticleHand of the Week: 666 (River Results)
Thanks to everyone who participated in the second and final part of the Hand of the Week. You can find discussion of the flop play here. I was really impressed with the quality of the comments. It...
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