by Felonius_Monk » Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:04 am
Hand 1 I think the crucial thing is that you raised preflop; I therefore make the assumption that a player holding 25xx has played very loosely to be involved here! If neither player is a total calling station I think you assume your set is still good. There are lots of draws, however, but at least you can make them pay to see them. In all likelihood you'll get two calls anyway with your likely 10 outs so even if you're behind it's not a bad percentage play. I bet here too.
Hand 2 I think you should fold. Likeliest option is he had two pair on the flop, or maybe a low set. I don't see how you can call off your stack here without a very solid read. Having a 9 in your hand makes it less likely, of course, but still you havent put a lot of chips in this pot and i'd rather live to fight another day I think. You can only beat a complete bluff, don't forget, and what is he liable to be bluffing on? Don't forget he called a flop bet (even though it was a small amount) so he must've had SOMETHING.
Again, seems to me you played very correctly in both cases.
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