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Hand #30343583-18 at SnG-0026g (No Limit Hold'em Sit and Go)
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Started at 15/Mar/06 18:10:39

kazabird is at seat 0 with 1770.
chimrichald is at seat 1 with 1465.
khan32 is at seat 2 with 1420.
swtpappa65 is at seat 3 with 1510.
PowerfulRog is at seat 5 with 1860.
JOHNNY-K is at seat 6 with 2445.
Onedrwoman is at seat 7 with 1100.
MaryJH61 is at seat 8 with 1925.
Night Light is at seat 9 with 1505.
The button is at seat 1.

khan32 posts the small blind of 15.
swtpappa65 posts the big blind of 30.

kazabird: -- --
chimrichald: -- --
khan32: -- --
swtpappa65: -- --
PowerfulRog: 9s 9d
JOHNNY-K: -- --
Onedrwoman: -- --
MaryJH61: -- --
Night Light: -- --

Pre-flop:

PowerfulRog raises to 150. JOHNNY-K calls.
Onedrwoman folds. MaryJH61 folds. Night Light
folds. kazabird folds. chimrichald folds. khan32
folds. swtpappa65 folds.

Flop (board: As 6s 8s):

PowerfulRog checks. JOHNNY-K bets 345. PowerfulRog
folds. JOHNNY-K is returned 345 (uncalled).



Hand #30343583-18 Summary:

No rake is taken for this hand.
JOHNNY-K wins 345.
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Comments?

I might have power checked, to see if he would re-raise it or just call, but have no problem with the laydown.

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lol @ power checking

I don't know if Marm coined that phrase, or if it was heard elsewhere but I liked it

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Nimvin
"I bet how much?!"

I think the question is,

What are you trying to achieve with this hand?

Are you trying to steal the blinds?

Are you looking for trips?

Are you looking to build a decent pot one way or another?

I don't think you are trying to steal as it's not worth it.

If you are looking for trips then why raise it?

If you are looking to build a pot then what flop are you hoping for because if you get action post flop with 99 after a preflop raise then it's usually because you are behind.

Which leaves a continuation bet as your strategy for taking it down postflop and you didn't do that.

I'd say you wasted 150 chips and damaged your table image without real purpose.

Personally, I'd either fold that preflop or limp at this stage of a SnG, later on I'd raise it big (sometimes allin) looking to steal once the blinds are worth it but happy to take on a single caller.

Someone wanna fill the noob in on what power checking is?

minimum raise to discourage a better hand from making a higher bet that may be harder to call. Usually because you're on a draw and want to see the next card cheap and don't want the button to throw in a 1/2 pot or larger bet on a steal.

I came up with the phrase with Marm in another thread on minimum raises - I coined it power-check while Marm prefered Power-Chek and used in his title line for a while.

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Thanks.

Mr. McJ:
Power checking or whatever isn't a real term outside of a few people who don't really know what they're doing.

Rog:
Preflop is a bit big. I'd probably raise to 100, but this is fine. You should fire the flop too. We don't have a reason not to yet.

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n00b?!?!? I am a chaser now I will have you know.

And I knew what it was I was just saying that I didn't know who coined the phrase.

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Nimvin
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