Originally posted by In the Corn
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1. Throw out small stopper / value bet ... about 6K
2. Hope you're J's are good and check call
Pick you're gamble. Both have pros and cons.
Putting out a small stopper bet has two advantages ... it allows you to choose how much you are prepared to lose ... so rather than checking and calling a 10K bet or an all in shove, you can throw out a 6K bet that looks like a value bet. It will help prevent your opponent from bluffing. If you bet 6K, and lose, you still have 17K back ... plus it looks like a strong bet. You might even get a call from an AT, 88 type hand. There's not much you are beating. If you bet 6K and he shoves, there is very little chance you are good.
Check-calling is less predictable. You could be beat by a better hand, it could go check-check and you save 6K (best base scenario if you are beat). But check calling risks putting yourself in a tough spot. He could see your check as more weakness, and throw out a value bet and put you in a tough spot. He could shove with a huge hand (AQ etc) or nothing, putting you in a very tough spot.
I don't like shoving, because there is a high % chance you are beat, and most of the hands that beat you are not folding.
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