That's a tough flop for you, and the fold seems sensible. If there's no straight possible and you have an overpair with the 2nd nut low draw you MIGHT consider playing back at some opponents, but this flop looks bad for you.
Monk
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Statistics: Posted by Felonius_Monk — Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:24 pm
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With that flop you can go either way. Since you were heads up, the pot bet isn't really all that much, and you can't say for sure that you aren't good for high just yet, I'd call it. If another high card (or even worse, a high spade) hits the turn then let it go. Folding on the flop might be a tad weak.
Remember, even though you are drawing to the 2nd nut low, the fact that you have 2 of the aces makes it less likely that your opponent has A2. Not impossible, of course, but much less probable. Plus, if you take him at his word (based on his bet) that he has a good hand after the flop, you can all but completely discount that he has A2, since 2 of his cards would have to be high (J9 or even 69 for the straight, pocket tens or eights for a set).
He might just have A2 of spades and you might get hammered, but I'd call that flop and see what the turn brings before giving up. He very well could have 4 high cards or a middle wrap hand like 4567, both of which are good hands to call a raise against what is likely an AAxx hand (if he put you on that because that's all you ever raise with).
Statistics: Posted by JDLush — Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:14 am
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![[3d]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/3d.gif "The Three of Diamonds")
![[Ac]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ac.gif "The Ace of Clubs")
![[Ks]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ks.gif "The King of Spades")
So far? Do I have a great hand here? A raising hand?
Well I did raise it, in pot limit.
I get one opponent, flop comes down:
![[Ts]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ts.gif "The Ten of Spades")
![[8s]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/8s.gif "The Eight of Spades")
![[7c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/7c.gif "The Seven of Clubs")
My opponent bets the pot limit, I fold.
These are the situations where I don't know how to play in O8, I realize that my AA has now somewhere in the vicinity of zero value, and I can't draw at the 2nd nut low, so I fold.
How do you play hands like these?
Statistics: Posted by JJSCOTT2 — Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:38 pm
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