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Originally Posted by fuzebox
This is more or less along the lines of what how I see it too... I mean you've just got a pair of 9s, it doesn't really matter what he had, just what he thought you had, and it looks like he made the right call. Overcards vs. low pair is a classic coin toss, and in this situation it doesn't really matter if he had QT or AK, same odds to you.
It really gets on my nerves when so-called poker experts get all mad saying they "should have" won and they "played right"... If statements like that were true all the time, what the hell would be the point of playing poker to start with?
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LOL no he did not make the right call you are playing results oriented...this guy wasn't thinking about what the OP had...he's a gambler..that's it.
Against a MP raisers range *which is going to be a bit wider than an early position raisers range* he's playing a hand that is more than likely seriously dominated.
What does dominated mean. He's playing Q10 vs a range of hands. Now when most people raise, their range depending upon position will usually involve two big cards or a pair. So that range would include AK-A10, KQs, A's-10's. In that range is Q's, 10's, AQ, A10, KQs and maybe KQ. These hands all dominate Q10.
I would rather 3-bet someone here with a medium suited connector like 98, 87, because your cards are most likely live.
Now against a raise, and then a 4 bet all-in that range gets tightened up. *Now I think pushing with 9's is teh suck and will explain that later* But against that 4 bet push, the range gets tightened up to usually big pairs 10's+ and AKs against that range Q10s *I gave villain the credit for doing this with a suited hand* only has 26% equity in this pot...that is fucking horrible to make that call.
Now onto pushing with 9's. This isn't a tournament, where you're having to get your money all-in in coinflip situations, this is a cash game, where you have all the time in the world...literally.
You raised, he 3-bet you, at most call then try to spike your set. With someone like this, I would probably check raise on an 8 high board, but once any broadway card hits which will be over 72% of the time, you can safely muck your 9's.
That's my poker lesson for the day.