Poker Hand Discussion -- What Would You Do with a Straight?Ed 'Eddi' Antonyan Discusses Playing Out of Position |
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Video Title: Tough Spots Out of Position
Coach: Ed “Eddi” Antonyan
Video Description
In this week’s free, full-length poker strategy video for Card Player Pro, poker professional Ed “Eddi” Antonyan looks at playing out of the blinds in cash games. Ed shows you how to handle difficult spots out of position and discusses when it’s best to check, bet, or fold. Playing well out of position is one of the toughest parts of becoming a good no-limit hold’em player — let Ed give you a few tips to help you out!
Discussion Point:
What to do with a Straight?
A highlight of the video comes at the 23:30 mark, when Ed reviews an interesting spot with a straight. In a $2-$4 cash game, the cutoff opened to $14, and Ed elected to defend his big blind with A
4. Both he and his opponent have more than $1,000 to play with, and Ed explains how hands that can make the nuts become very valuable in deep-stacked situations. Ed and his opponent took a flop heads up.
The flop came 5
3
2 — giving Ed a flopped straight.
Ed checked, his opponent bet $22, and Ed check-raised to $68. Without much thought, his opponent called.
The turn brought the 10, adding a second flush draw. Wanting to protect his strong, but vulnerable hand, Ed bet $145 into a pot of $166. Again, his opponent called.
The river brought the 9, completing a flush draw. With $456 in the pot, and $823 left in his opponent’s stack, what do you think Ed should do with his straight? Should he make a small bet and try to get paid off by worse? Should he bet big? Should he check and call his opponent’s bet? Should he check and fold if his opponent bets big?
Watch now to see how Ed played his straight as part of this free, full-length training video.
Comments
grog911
4 months ago
I think a 250 bet is pretty legit, one for value and two if you were beat by like runner runner or beat by 4 6 you were doomed either way. So it is more likely that he may have like JJ or QQ or maybe a set. The thing is online it wouldnt suprise me he may have the nuts i have seen people so irratic at all levels. He could have AK for nothing too.
chaby
4 months ago
His range really consists of KK-JJ, but you cant really tell since we have no idea of how this guy is playing. Ed has the nuts here i wouldnt be worried at facing a better hands, the only possible hand is 64s which is extremely unlikely.
I would put his opponent on a turned or rivered set or KK-JJ, for the hands that can pay him off (depending on Eds image), I wouldnt put him on 55 at all but maybe 33 or 22.
I'de bet from 180-220, checking isn't an option.
rickswift86
4 months ago
Opponent with trips or 64 probably would have raised turn bet. Versus opponent's range (All pairs, a few hands that win like Ac5c) checking is DEF not an option.
Eddi has represented a strong hand (trips, straight, big pair). Bet smallish ($150-250) for a crying auto-call from opponent's overpair, bet pot and risk losing the customer, or ship it to represent a possible bluff.
Isn't an opponent willing to snap off a pot-sized bet with a weird hand like T4s also ready to go for stacks in that situation? Maybe betting pot is enough to freeze non-nut flushes 7c6c, 6c5c - probably not.
I like $250.