Date: 14 Dec 2006 12:48:25
From: OneMore
Subject: One More Hand Poker commentary: sixes out of position
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Theis commentary is of real hands played on line and how they were
played. All cards are visible giving great insight into how your
oppponents think and play.
Hand Details: Larry is still picking up blinds with preflop raises.
Sometimes he is obviously bluffing we saw last time that he raised with
pocket tens, here he is in late position with suited rags, there are no
raises ahead of him (Olaf opts not to try and protect his low pair) and
he limps in. Four people see the flop. Olaf , Dave Larry and Stu.
For table image and odds see
http://onemorehand.com/?p=13
Play by Play:
The flop of Ad 2d 8h gives Stu a weak middle pair. Stu, Olaf and Dave
check. Larry senses weakness and bets out $40. Stu folds his winning
pair, Olaf gives up his low pair and Dave sends his cards to the muck.
Larry has executed a classic bluff a losing hand putting $85 in his
pocket. Larry is obviously an aggressive player, but to be truly
aggressive you need to be able to read weakness and have a good ability
to read the other players and figure out what cards they might have. If
you get it wrong you might walk into a huge trap. There might be a few
players at this table who have the ability to set that trap.
Odds: This is a strange hand. There are few high cards and their
presence raises the value of the hands that hold them. Larry's hand
seems marginal but the fact that there are nine clubs outstanding and
the nine is the fourth highest card on the table raises the value of
the hand significantly. Olaf's hand is another anomaly (bear in mind
that we are looking at the value of all hands should we deal to the
river with everyone in the hand) the odds of a higher pair if everyone
stays in are enough to make the sixes negligible given that both the
remaining sixes have already been dealt. Limping with a low pair is not
often a good idea. You have to narrow your competition to increase the
value of your pair. I have put the odds preflop (post the betting
round) when we have four players about to see the flop and Olaf's
hand suddenly has a lot more value.
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