Hero call thread

[mal666]

Just saw this thread - I am a firm believer in raising flop/turn for info and decreasing the chances of a scare card coming and having to fold, or gettin outdrawn.  As played it is a good call, but i do think in poker, the more agg route, is often the correct one!

Raising for info lol.

[George2Loose]

I may raise turn for value/protect my hand- never to fold to a shove- may as well just peel. As prev said- turning hand into a bluff if u raise/fold

[undisputed]

Just saw this thread - I am a firm believer in raising flop/turn for info and decreasing the chances of a scare card coming and having to fold, or gettin outdrawn.  As played it is a good call, but i do think in poker, the more agg route, is often the correct one!

Raising for info lol.

not just info. . . . raising him will keep the pot lower unless he has a monster. . . . hence getting control of the pot(which you want) keeping the pot smaller . (which you want if you plan on calling river anyway). or you may well take it down there and then!! !
Win/Win/Win situation.. . .

but obv your way is better. . . . .

[deanp27]

raising for pot control isn"t a concept i had thought of - interesting hmmm

[undisputed]

raising for pot control isn"t a concept i had thought of - interesting hmmm

you"re obviously a good player then. . . . .. ..

[Marty719]

Just saw this thread - I am a firm believer in raising flop/turn for info and decreasing the chances of a scare card coming and having to fold, or gettin outdrawn.  As played it is a good call, but i do think in poker, the more agg route, is often the correct one!

Raising for info lol.

Absolutely!!!  Its a key concept, u also get pot control heading into the river.  I like the raise on the turn.  However, I think its important to mention tht this spot, like so many, has no "right way" to play it, just many different variables each with different pros and cons.  Poker is a game of options, not a game of rights and wrongs.

[deanp27]

raising for pot control isn"t a concept i had thought of - interesting hmmm

you"re obviously a good player then. . . . .. ..

no i am a crap calling station and never professed to being good.

[undisputed]

Just saw this thread - I am a firm believer in raising flop/turn for info and decreasing the chances of a scare card coming and having to fold, or gettin outdrawn.  As played it is a good call, but i do think in poker, the more agg route, is often the correct one!

Raising for info lol.

Absolutely!!!  Its a key concept, u also get pot control heading into the river.  I like the raise on the turn.  However, I think its important to mention tht this spot, like so many, has no "right way" to play it, just many different variables each with different pros and cons.  Poker is a game of options, not a game of rights and wrongs.

so true. .  .and if we all played the same. . . .threads like this would cease to exist :_)

[mal666]

This was originally posted elsewhere but i think its a pretty good example of the Hero call so i asked Alex (jammyjenny, 1 of the best mid stakes 6 maxers in the UK imo) if i could pop it on here. He gave me a street run down wich ill post later.

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 546994475 *****
NL $2.50/$5 Texas Hold'em - Friday, July 10, 22:59:12 GMT 2009
Table Nitrogen 112 6-max (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of active players : 6
Seat 1: JammyJenny ( $519.50 )
Seat 2: otto5 ( $300.50 )
Seat 3: Ricky999 ( $578.62 )
Seat 4: Nico2288 ( $526 )
Seat 5: Schrute ( $505 )
Seat 6: AJAXMAN11 ( $914.38 )
JammyJenny posts small blind [$2.50]
otto5 posts big blind [$5]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to JammyJenny [ , ]
Ricky999 raises to [$17.50]
Nico2288 folds
Schrute folds
AJAXMAN11 folds
JammyJenny calls [$15]
otto5 folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ Th, , ]
JammyJenny checks
Ricky999 bets [$30]
JammyJenny calls [$30]
** Dealing Turn ** [ ]
JammyJenny checks
Ricky999 bets [$50]
JammyJenny calls [$50]
** Dealing River ** [ ]
JammyJenny checks
Ricky999 bets [$200]
JammyJenny calls [$200]
** Showdown **
Ricky999 shows [ , ] a pair of Threes
JammyJenny shows [ , ] two pair, Sixes and Threes
** Hand Conclusion **
JammyJenny wins $597 from main pot with two pair, Sixes and Threes
************  Game 546994475 ends  ************