Poker Question: Would You Have Folded?
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[QUOTE=wantone,Nov 6 2006, 11:20 AM] OK before we go further, I realize I really should not have gotten into this hand. I am at a card club and my girl is signaling me to leave. I have a decent amount of chips ($300) and was dealt with K spade, 4 club. I am seated 5th from the big blind and the two guys before me raise and re-raise pre-flop to $20 from the $4 call. Behind me another 2 dudes call! I said what the heck last one for the road and throw in another $16. OK really stupid move I know I know. Flop comes K club, A spade, 4 spade!!! So I made my 2 pair!!! Everyone checks and I put in $20! The two dudes behind me fold but the 2 guys behind them reraises to $40 more. The turn comes and it's a K (heart) #### I made my full house! Guy behind me decides to go $100! I put him on 2 pair or going for the spade flush? Guy behind him also calls!!! WTF???? I put him on maybe AK??? The river comes
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Originally Posted by ENTHRALLED,Nov 7 2006, 02:04 AM
he could've had pocket A's which would have beat your hand and A K which would have also beat your hand...you had the 4th best hand....considering this guy hasn'r played much in a couple of hours ,I would put him on either A A or A K...I think you made the right move my son....
If this guy hasn't been betting at all, there is a very good reason why he suddenly perked up. Pocket As or AK would def, be my guess as to his hand.
Just because the odds are low that he has a hand to beat yours, doesn't me he can't have it. Knowing there are 9 hands out there that can beat you is not a very safe bet if you ask me.
Sometimes you just have to look past the excitement of "I have a full house!" and realize that you don't have the best hand out there. I've been burned by that in the past.
You made the right move in laying down there.
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You were pretty committed - I'd have ridden it out. In for a penny, in for a pound. Personally, I think you got bluffed.
Thing is, I don't play, so my opinion is kind of meaningless. I can't imagine gambling with hard earned money so I'd have never been there in the first place.
I'd be happy to bet someone else's money (yours, in this case) on the opinion that he was bluffing.
Thing is, I don't play, so my opinion is kind of meaningless. I can't imagine gambling with hard earned money so I'd have never been there in the first place.
I'd be happy to bet someone else's money (yours, in this case) on the opinion that he was bluffing.
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I could not have folded that although its possible you were beaten..anyway thats a good example of how you get in to trouble for playing hands like k 4 or A 6...but studying the game will help you prove it.. Sites like this http://www.straightmansweb.com/ offers you free advices....
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Originally Posted by CrazyPhuD' date='Nov 6 2006, 03:46 PM
HELL NO!
I'm pretty certain that he made his straight. Seems like a really powerful hand and one I would have gone all in with. 3K is possible, but I'd bet the straight.
The question is what cards are going to beat you. The only cards that beat you are. AA and AK and or KQ. The total combinations that can beat you are.
AcAd
AcAh
AhAd
AcKd
AdKd
AhKd
KdQs
KdQc
KdQh
that's 9 HANDS that can beat you. There are roughtly 2652 hands in a deck. What are the odds that he was dealt that hand? .3%(yes I know the odds are better because he didn't fold but you get my point) Yes $140 is alot of money but if I both my cards hit and I have top set for the full house I would call that every time.
I'm pretty certain that he made his straight. Seems like a really powerful hand and one I would have gone all in with. 3K is possible, but I'd bet the straight.
The question is what cards are going to beat you. The only cards that beat you are. AA and AK and or KQ. The total combinations that can beat you are.
AcAd
AcAh
AhAd
AcKd
AdKd
AhKd
KdQs
KdQc
KdQh
that's 9 HANDS that can beat you. There are roughtly 2652 hands in a deck. What are the odds that he was dealt that hand? .3%(yes I know the odds are better because he didn't fold but you get my point) Yes $140 is alot of money but if I both my cards hit and I have top set for the full house I would call that every time.