I'm finding it very difficult to find a range that you are very far behind to. I don't think you would ever have less than 40% equity on the flop which is more than enough to get your money in given the dead money already in there. Once you check and he bets weak, you definitely need to be raising as his range is so huge and you're probably ahead of it at that point.
I think the play of checking flops to wait for a safe turn applies more in heads-up raised pot (not 3bet) when you are in position. Example: You raise AA on the button and one of the blinds calls. The flop is
![[6s]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/6s.gif "The Six of Spades")
![[7s]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/7s.gif "The Seven of Spades")
![[8s]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/8s.gif "The Eight of Spades")
and you don't have the As, if he checks, I would definitely check behind. The pot is small and you don't need to protect it as much from draws - plus you are probably behind to his range if he CRs you and there won't be enough money to profitably continue in the hand. If now the turn is a brick ([2h]) and he checks - you can bet and win the pot or have him call with incorrect odds (I don't think many people will go for a checkraise again after the flop went chk/chk). If he leads into you - you can raise and fold if he comes over the top or if he calls and leads the river. If he just calls your raise and checks the river (imo by far the most likely scenario) then you can check behind and likely win.Statistics: Posted by GodlikeRoy — Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:06 pm
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[Qh] is actually (slightly) ahead of my hand. If someone decides to go crazy with the naked I'll only be 55/45. If someone has a made flush or a set I'm drawing close to dead.Basically, if I get action on the flop I will either be a coinflip to the draws or a huge dog to the made hands. If the turn is a brick however, I will be well ahead of the draws. (73/27 against the naked
, 68/32 against [Qh]).Therefore I prefer playing the hand on the turn instead of the flop. If I had the
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I'd be more inclined to play it fast on the flop if that makes sense.Statistics: Posted by Stoneburg — Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:44 am
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Hand 2 - I'd probably CB the flop and get it in there. When you check and he bets so weak, I would CRAI - he could be bluffing and I don't want to call and have a Q or spade roll off and let him fire again making you fold the best hand in a pot that is already pretty huge.
Statistics: Posted by GodlikeRoy — Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:16 am
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#1
Me: $130
Biggie: $200+
Normy: $105
I have
![[Qs]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Qs.gif "The Queen of Spades")
[Qh] in the SB. Normy opens with a miniraise in the CO, Biggie re-raises him to $5. I think for a while and flat call. Normy calls as well.Flop comes
![[4h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/4h.gif "The Four of Hearts")
[4c][5d]I check, Normy checks and Biggie bets $15. I call, Normy gets out.
Turn is a
I check, Biggie checks behind (I would *probably* have folded to a bet here)
River is the
![[9h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/9h.gif "The Nine of Hearts")
I lead out for $23 into the $46 pot.
#2
Another table that has become 4-handed just now.
Me: $110
Villain: $180
Shorty: $60
Villain opens UTG for $4 and shorty calls in the SB. I'm in the BB with
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[Kd] and re-raise to $16. Both call.Flop comes
![[2s]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/2s.gif "The Two of Spades")
[4s][Qs]Shortie checks, I check and Villain bets $15. Shorty folds and I call.
Turn is the
![[3c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/3c.gif "The Three of Clubs")
I push all-in for $78 which is almost exactly the size of the pot.
Statistics: Posted by Stoneburg — Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:11 am
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