Comments on From the Desk of the Poker Philosopher: Deep Sunday Million Run

I see exactly what you're saying, thx.

2008-11-13T09:23:00.000-05:00

I see exactly what you're saying, thx.

Nothing to apologize for, Eugene, I like getting c...

2008-11-12T15:46:00.000-05:00

Nothing to apologize for, Eugene, I like getting comments! Plus, your question is a good one.

I'm calling to evaluate the flop and flop action. Had the flop been something low like 862, I would have been stacking off with Queens. Had we been heads up on this flop, I would have at least called the flop.

There are two special considerations here. The first and most important is that Villain is betting into two players. This greatly reduces the likelihood that he is bluffing with something like AK.

The second is the Jack on the board. This puts JJ ahead of me and makes TT/99 less likely to pay me off (if he's even betting those here in the first place).

Heads up on a low card flop would be a very different situation.

So you're calling with Q's pre just to hit a set? ...

2008-11-12T15:06:00.000-05:00

So you're calling with Q's pre just to hit a set? I understand that this seems to be a player specific read but do you fold this hand to this opponent 100% of the time when he leads the flop unless you flop a set? Obviously a shove is bad in that situtation or even a rr but is calling that bad on the turn? Sorry for being a pain in the @ss about this I just want to understand the though process of a better player.

Eugene,I don't expect him to bet AK or AQ into two...

2008-11-11T17:12:00.000-05:00

Eugene,

I don't expect him to bet AK or AQ into two callers on this board, especially given the strength that I showed pre-flop. This player had been pretty tight/passive and seemed content to sit on his big stack and wait for hands.

Isn't he like c betting this 100% of the time with...

2008-11-11T10:07:00.000-05:00

Isn't he like c betting this 100% of the time with AK-AJ? Is the flop call really that bad? He seems to have a big enough stack to do that and still comfortably fold to a shove on the turn. I guess this play is just a little too nitty for me, but obviously justifiable as presented.