Hand 0: Well, I mean if you make a wacko play like not value betting a blank river with an overpair because of a read, then that is the play you made and that is fine-- it was based on a read. But there really isn't much to talk about in terms of the hand, because it was played 'wrong' because of a read. But the default play is to throw your chips in there and expect to take down the pot. The guy will call you down with a pair of Ts, maybe even A high or 99 or something way way more often than you are beat. I would be shocked if I bet here and was beat when I got called.
Hand 2: Again, another read-based fold. I don't fold two pair to a LAGgy guy, and if I think he is going to try to get cute if I show weakness, I will just check and call and check and call. But if it is based on a read then that's your read and you went with it. But by default, against an aggressive, tricky, player, betting and folding to a raise is probably bad.
Hand 3: You don't want the pot to continue multi-way. You want someone with a better ace to fold, or a A7 or something to fold. You want to make it so that if you hit an A you are more likely to win with that, and you do it by pumping on the flop. It is absolutely the right play. You 1) might get someone to fold a better A or A7 or something, giving you extra outs. 2) might get multiple callers anyway, which you like with your nut flush draw 3) might get a free card on the turn and 4) mix up your play. Pump it up.
I don't know what you are talking about with the 1-3 investment. You are raising someone who is not going to fold. You win less than 50% of the time, so you are losing money on every new bet put into the pot.
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Date: 2005-03-22 21:08 (UTC)Hand 2: Again, another read-based fold. I don't fold two pair to a LAGgy guy, and if I think he is going to try to get cute if I show weakness, I will just check and call and check and call. But if it is based on a read then that's your read and you went with it. But by default, against an aggressive, tricky, player, betting and folding to a raise is probably bad.
Hand 3: You don't want the pot to continue multi-way. You want someone with a better ace to fold, or a A7 or something to fold. You want to make it so that if you hit an A you are more likely to win with that, and you do it by pumping on the flop. It is absolutely the right play. You 1) might get someone to fold a better A or A7 or something, giving you extra outs. 2) might get multiple callers anyway, which you like with your nut flush draw 3) might get a free card on the turn and 4) mix up your play. Pump it up.
I don't know what you are talking about with the 1-3 investment. You are raising someone who is not going to fold. You win less than 50% of the time, so you are losing money on every new bet put into the pot.