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Spicoli · 04-19-2006, 08:52 PM

I'm not a big fan of KJo even though it looks like you're playing short-handed. That said, once you're in the hand, here's what I see...

You hit top pair good kicker and bet the flop, but your opponent reraised you pretty aggressively and, worse, there's a caller of his reraise. What hands could call you preflop and play like that?

Ax hearts and he's on a flush draw, in which case you're 50/50 if he's holding A9h or less, but he's 60/40 to beat you if he's holding AQh;

JJ, TT or 77; he hit his set but the heart draw bums him out, in which case you're a 90/10 dog; probably not JJ, in my experience, JJ reraises you pre-flop;

JT another suit; he hit two pair but again, the heart draw bums him out, in which case you're an 80/20 dog;

AJ; he hit TPTK and if he's got the Ah, your backdoor flush is no good; you're an 80/20 dog to the AJ; or

89; he flopped a straight (and maybe a flush draw if he's holding 89h); you're a 90/10 dog if he's not holding hearts; 94/6, if he is :shock: ;

a bluff or some piece of trash like QJo, in which case you're way ahead, but that's a ton of aggression shown for you to assume a bluff unless you've got some great read on your opponent.

Of the bunch, you can only beat the last one. I think you fold to the PF reraise and caller.

It goes without saying that the turn and river calls need to be rethought. It looks to me like his turn bet was to prevent a flush draw not make one and he wasn't slowing up at the river. Bottom line, way too many hands crush you to put another $500 into the pot after the action you saw on the flop.

If you'd like to work on your game, email me. We'd love to have you in our home game! 8)

04-19-2006, 08:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Spicoli Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mr. Hand's class, Ridgemont High Posts: 6	I'm not a big fan of KJo even though it looks like you're playing short-handed. That said, once you're in the hand, here's what I see... You hit top pair good kicker and bet the flop, but your opponent reraised you pretty aggressively and, worse, there's a caller of his reraise. What hands could call you preflop and play like that? Ax hearts and he's on a flush draw, in which case you're 50/50 if he's holding A9h or less, but he's 60/40 to beat you if he's holding AQh; JJ, TT or 77; he hit his set but the heart draw bums him out, in which case you're a 90/10 dog; probably not JJ, in my experience, JJ reraises you pre-flop; JT another suit; he hit two pair but again, the heart draw bums him out, in which case you're an 80/20 dog; AJ; he hit TPTK and if he's got the Ah, your backdoor flush is no good; you're an 80/20 dog to the AJ; or 89; he flopped a straight (and maybe a flush draw if he's holding 89h); you're a 90/10 dog if he's not holding hearts; 94/6, if he is :shock: ; a bluff or some piece of trash like QJo, in which case you're way ahead, but that's a ton of aggression shown for you to assume a bluff unless you've got some great read on your opponent. Of the bunch, you can only beat the last one. I think you fold to the PF reraise and caller. It goes without saying that the turn and river calls need to be rethought. It looks to me like his turn bet was to prevent a flush draw not make one and he wasn't slowing up at the river. Bottom line, way too many hands crush you to put another $500 into the pot after the action you saw on the flop. If you'd like to work on your game, email me. We'd love to have you in our home game! 8)