Posted by Dr Fro 11:21 AM
I found a hotspot during my layover and played Party Poker on my laptop for a little bit. I folded 11 hands and then got KT from the SB. It folded around and the dealer called. I called and the BB checked his blind.

The flop brought 59J and the turn a Q. Lots of betting on the turn and then the river brought a 5. I bet and got re-raised the min, which I called. The BB had J5 and I lost to a boat.

So this all comes down to something I have never quite known: How do you play a hand from the SB that is a "trap hand" preflop? A hand like KT generally shouldn't raise from early position, but just completing the blind means that a very bad hand in the BB can play for free.

Take my situation, a raise would have forced out the BB (unless he was an idiot) and the threat of the button was very little (who wouldn't call from the button when it folds to you?) So, in the specific case of how my hand played out, a raise would have been good. But would you, without having 20/20 hindsight raised in my position?

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Posted by  Junelli, at 7:36 PM, August 20, 2005  

The Singapore police just released an APB for a "dark haired degenerate playing Party Poker online."

Get ready for the canings.

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