i would make a huge reraise preflop to isolate and squeeze. you're not trying to build a pot, rather you're trying to take down a decent sized pot immediately with low risk with a hand that figures to be best most of the time given the action.
on the flop, i'm betting out most of the time. just because someone minraised doesn't mean that they'll follow up with a continuation bet. it's a very coordinated board, so i'm going to pot it, or maybe even overbet it.
having checked the flop, i'd check-raise big...to $50-55. the board is too coordinated for me to want to continue with this pot.
as played, i think you have to bet out pot-sized on the turn, and having checked, i'd probably just check-raise push. a pot sized check-raises makes it about $125, so pushing isn't an unreasonably large overbet and will hopefully get paid off by a worse two pair. the risk of playing this one soft are too high, i'm happy to push out the draws and take it down.
river...i think check/folding the river is the best play. i think $50 is too small to make a good blocking bet and anything more pot-commits you. given the action i think it's unlikely that you're ahead of any hand that bets the river. unless you have a specific read on this guy bluffing, he's going to have top two beat most of the time.
another line...having check/called the flop, i might be inclined to just check/call the turn...for stack/pot control. it gives the other guy a decent price, but any brick on the river makes it likely that your hand is best and you can check/fold without having committed too many chips if it's unfavorable.
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Date: 2006-12-31 00:26 (UTC)on the flop, i'm betting out most of the time. just because someone minraised doesn't mean that they'll follow up with a continuation bet. it's a very coordinated board, so i'm going to pot it, or maybe even overbet it.
having checked the flop, i'd check-raise big...to $50-55. the board is too coordinated for me to want to continue with this pot.
as played, i think you have to bet out pot-sized on the turn, and having checked, i'd probably just check-raise push. a pot sized check-raises makes it about $125, so pushing isn't an unreasonably large overbet and will hopefully get paid off by a worse two pair. the risk of playing this one soft are too high, i'm happy to push out the draws and take it down.
river...i think check/folding the river is the best play. i think $50 is too small to make a good blocking bet and anything more pot-commits you. given the action i think it's unlikely that you're ahead of any hand that bets the river. unless you have a specific read on this guy bluffing, he's going to have top two beat most of the time.
another line...having check/called the flop, i might be inclined to just check/call the turn...for stack/pot control. it gives the other guy a decent price, but any brick on the river makes it likely that your hand is best and you can check/fold without having committed too many chips if it's unfavorable.