by Zmej » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:55 am
I didn't watch it with sound on, so may be it was already addressed, but I am wondering about your A6o (or A5o don't remember exactly) hand. You were on CO and raised a limper, there were some action postflop and you folded on turn.
IMO A6o is just a garbage hand, I could steal blinds FI OTB with it, but nothing more. A hand like J8s has much more potential.
Some reasoning: with A6o, there is almost no flops when you can play a big pot, you need to flop trips or 2 pairs to feel good about it. It also can't flop a big draw. As for an A high flop, J8s has almost the same value as A6o on this flop, you can fire 2 barrels with both and expect a fold when your opponent doesn't have an A, and you are likely behind if he calls or raises you. While with J8s there are many flops that you can connect hard to, i.e. draw or pair+ a draw, allowing you to put significant pressure on your opponent and often win before the showdown, and if he doesn't want to fold you will often improve and win his stack.
Cliffnotes:
A6o is garbage. I wonder why you playing it?
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