tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post3787734551665746310..comments2023-09-07T06:01:31.574-07:00Comments on That's Not Poker: Which top/top do you want with Big Slick?Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026007603250510224noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-17370456027247556812007-08-02T21:34:00.000-07:002007-08-02T21:34:00.000-07:00Well that's just Mr. Weak/Tight (that's MISTER Wea...Well that's just Mr. Weak/Tight (that's MISTER Weak/Tight!) prattling on about how to not have to make as many hard decisions. Goodness knows I want to be the guy with two pair against AK on an Ace high board. It's just that my radar isn't tuned well enough to know when someone is getting pushy if it is because they think TPTK is the nuts or if it's because they have two pair.Sushi Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753872848839415763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-32587162185103570052007-08-02T18:54:00.000-07:002007-08-02T18:54:00.000-07:00I agree with Nick + Marshall. You're going to be p...I agree with Nick + Marshall. You're going to be pushing out most Kx hands with a preflop raise, which means most hands are folding to your CB when you hit.<BR/><BR/>Random aces love making bad calls though.jsolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400143652119692926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-12511201965820503952007-08-02T14:24:00.000-07:002007-08-02T14:24:00.000-07:00Yeah, I'm with Marshall here. I'm willing to take...Yeah, I'm with Marshall here. I'm willing to take the risk that someone hits a 3-outer on me when it means I'm much more likely to get paid off. Aside from the argument that people will pay off more with an A, there's also the fact that bad players are much, much more likely to play a junky A than a junky K (especially to a raise), so you will simply be in this situation more often.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, though, if I have AK and miss the flop, I'd much rather *turn* a K than an A, especially if someone bet the flop or called my c-bet. Since people play A-rag so much more often than K-rag, you'll often be reverse dominated and catching an A with give someone else 2 pair and leave you in a really bad spot. Sklansky talks about this, saying that you should be more willing to call a flop bet with KQ overcards than AK overcards.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976558288054536254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-85788987195843844022007-08-02T14:23:00.000-07:002007-08-02T14:23:00.000-07:00ROT!ROT!royalbaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161270363498369220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-25700806709525490182007-08-02T12:06:00.000-07:002007-08-02T12:06:00.000-07:00I can see how it is safer to have the K flop, but ...I can see how it is safer to have the K flop, but I will take the Ace every time. You are way more likely to win a big pot against someone holding AQ, AJ, A10, hell any damn Ace in some games. <BR/><BR/>I give you 2 scenarios, you have AK in both cases, and you raised preflop and were called.<BR/><BR/>1. Flop is K 9 4 rainbow, and your opponent holds K7. <BR/><BR/>2. Flop is A 9 4 rainbow, and your opponent hold A7.<BR/><BR/>On which hand are you more likely to win the biggest pot?<BR/><BR/>Even though the hand ranking are identical, TP, the guy with the Ace will pay you off more, and more often. Aces are addicting to a lot of players, and they have a really hard time letting them go. With enough betting the K will probably get the idea around the turn or so and bail out. <BR/><BR/>The ironic thing about your example is that you had a pretty clear advantage pre-flop and happened to get sucked out on in this spot. Do you think that its the norm, long-term, that this hand will go like this?Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026007603250510224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-18445781649595806932007-08-02T07:53:00.000-07:002007-08-02T07:53:00.000-07:00Caesars Palace LV tourney. As I recall it was an $...Caesars Palace LV tourney. As I recall it was an $80 buy plus a $50 rebuy/add-on. You could either tack on the extra chips any time within the first two blind levels, either before the tourney starts, when you bust out, or right before the third blind level. Personally, I prefer the combo rebuy/add-on because it discourages players from intentionally d0nking off chips in an effort to bust out so they can rebuy a full stack instead of being short stacked right as the rebuy period ends.Sushi Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753872848839415763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-71404455567538340782007-08-02T03:24:00.000-07:002007-08-02T03:24:00.000-07:00I like the king flop as well. Question: you were a...I like the king flop as well. Question: you were able to rebuy into this said tourney once you lost it all? What sorta tourney is that?royalbaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161270363498369220noreply@blogger.com