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Message: [QUOTE="ph_il, post: 304222, member: 508"] just thought i'd reply. the thing with being in small blind is you can represent a strong hand. if 4 people limped in before you ask yourself what could they be holding thats worthy of a limp in. most likely you'd think high/face cards or maybe mid-low pockets. since no-one raised, its unlikely someone is holding a high pocket pair or something like A/K. honestly if it was me, i wouldve most likely mucked the Q/9 simply because i dont play those kind of hands. but since this is theory: when the got to me, i wouldve made a small raise. you're in a great postion (late) to test the strength of a persons hand. after the flop again i would throw out a small raise just to see what other players do. since im showing strength pre and after the flop, i could take the pot there. and if someone calls you'll have to figure out if hes drawing his straight or maybe he has Q/low kicker or maybe even mid pair. on the turn if there isnt a scare card, ill throw in another bet to try and take the pot there. if i get called then ill check the river or if i get raised, ill muck. honestly i dont like idea of checking. i dont believe in slow playing so i wouldve made out a bet for the pot...to represent that i hit. if no one hit and they fold..oh well...i won a small pot. if they have something, they'll most likely call. the reason why i want to bet is because i dont want to give them a chance to see a free card. so, a bet is not only to protect your hand but also to build the pot if you can. now if you decide to check and they bet, here i would check raise them..again to build the pot and for protection. also it'll make them question the strengh of their hand. ...the last think you want to see is a K, 10, A, J hitting and someone hit their straigh draw. or a J hitting on the river to give someone a set or a better 2 pair. (again you couldve kicked out weaker hands with a PFR) of course if someone rivers a better hand, thats just poker and luck. even if you were raising and betting and playing your hand right...theres nothing you oculd do about it, but if you were just checking and hoping to trap and take them out......but end up losing because you let them catch, then its not only luck that they hit, but your fault for letting them. [/QUOTE]

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