Being in position here makes it very easy to play this hand either aggressively or passively. Each time it gets to me, I have the direct odds and certainly implied odds to call.

If I was in the middle, I would have a harder decision, and calling would not be a good option.

Most of all, THANK YOU CAKE

Hand #1496011363000974: Seville 11363
Seat 1: 4Valentina (196.00 in chips)
Seat 2: bhal*** (330.60 in chips)
Seat 3: xiao*** (429.20 in chips)
Seat 4: D.B.*** (96.55 in chips)
Seat 5: true*** (368.14 in chips)
Seat 6: sony*** (61.03 in chips)
Seat 7: Turt*** (125.80 in chips)
Seat 8: Raul*** (200.00 in chips)
Seat 9: Scou*** (85.10 in chips)
Seat 10: djda*** (52.65 in chips)
bhal***: posts small blind $1
xiao***: posts big blind $2
Dealt to 4Valentina [ ]
D.B.***: folds
true***: calls
sony***: calls
Turt***: folds
Scou***: folds
djda***: folds
4Valentina: raises to $9
bhal***: folds
xiao***: calls
true***: calls
sony***: folds
@@@ F_L_O_P @@@ [ ] ($28 )
xiao***: bets $30
true***: calls
4Valentina: calls (Getting great odds thanks to overcall)
# # # TURN # # # [ ] ($118 )
xiao***: bets $60
true***: calls
4Valentina: calls (again super odds)
&&& RIVER &&& [ ] ($298 )
xiao***: is all in 330.2000 (cool)
true***: is all in 269.1400 (wow)
4Valentina: is all in 97.0000
xiao***: returns uncalled bet $61.06
*** SHOW DOWN ***
xiao***: shows [ ] (Two Pairs, Aces and Jacks )
true***: mucks
xiao*** wins $343.18 with Two Pairs, Aces and Jacks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
4Valentina: shows [ ] (Straight, Ace high)
4Valentina wins $589.10 with Straight, Ace high
true***: mucks [ , ] (Pair)

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Wow. A pair of jacks, seriously?

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as just above it means big bet.
so again fuck off

I KNOW!

even if you give him the fact he has top pair until the river. wtf is he shoving 269 in on the river for????


xiao was an aggro monkey, but still...

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lol amazing, typical Cake though I guess. Awesome hand... I like the way you played it considering the mulitway action.

Doesn't anyone think this ought to be raised? I mean, odds are you've got 14-15 clean outs here, and maybe more (as it turned out, you did), and that's a big shot vs. two people, but if a diamond comes the action may just shut down. If you shove you would probably get a call from a hand like AJ, in which case you're drawing to like a buttload of outs

Yeah I raise the flop, of course.

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I knew that would be Ugi's answer. My point was that I had the choice to play it either way. Calling I think gives me the best chance of winning the biggest pot by keeping everyone in. That and I was in a lower variance phase.

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This. I cream my pants a little when I see that board.

HU I raise the flop every time, but when it's multiway and I'm drawing to the nut flush or 2nd nut flush I'd rather try and keep worse draws in. 3-way I would probably still raise it, but this is still a fine way to play it because obv they're morons who apparently aren't folding at any point.