{"id":1498,"date":"2018-12-06T10:55:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T10:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.coinpoker.com\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2018-12-06T10:55:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T10:55:09","slug":"melika-hand-analysis-p6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinpoker.com\/melika-hand-analysis-p6\/","title":{"rendered":"High Stakes Hand Analysis with Pro Player Melika Razavi P6"},"content":{"rendered":"

High stakes regular, magician, pageant queen, and CoinPoker ambassador Melika Razavi loves hitting the cash game tables. To give our community some insight into her pot-winning strategies, Melika will walk you through two great hands step-by-step.<\/b><\/p>\n

Hand #1<\/h2>\n

I raise with\u00a0\"\"\"\"\u00a0from small blind to 400, and JeSuisJP1963<\/strong>\u00a03betsmy open-raise to 1,200 from the big blind. I have an easy call.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"High<\/p>\n

When I\u2019m small blind playing against big blind I like to raise by 4x<\/strong>. Since I am out of position I don\u2019t mind taking down the pot pre-flop. <\/span>I have a tighter open-range from the small blind compared to the button, and it will be harder to win pots out of position post-flop.<\/span><\/p>\n

The flop is \"\"\"\"\"\"\u00a0and I check-call a cbet of 1,400 into 3,600.<\/span><\/p>\n

With top pair and top kicker, my hand is too good to fold here.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The turn is a \"\"\u00a0and I check-call a bet of 3,700 into 7,800. With top pair and top kicker, my hand is too good to fold here, even though my opponent can have any overpair, two-pairs, sets, or straights. This cuts it close and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a mistake folding on the turn against many players.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, there are still plenty of straight-draw and flush-draw hands he can have that he would give up if he misses the river. <\/span><\/p>\n

The river is a\u00a0\"\". I check and JeSuisJP1963<\/strong> bets 10,700 into 19,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only hands I could beat now is a missed flush or straight-draw that doesn\u2019t have an 8 for straight. JeSuisJP1963<\/strong> could potentially have\u00a0\"\"\"\",\u00a0\"\"\"\",\u00a0\"\"\"\", or any random two clubs with an 8. <\/span><\/p>\n

This makes it an easy fold for me and JeSuisJP1963<\/strong> takes it down. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hand #2<\/h2>\n

undemoni0<\/strong> open-raises 150 from the cut-off. I respond by 3betting to 550 from the small blind with\u00a0\"\"\"\". undemoni0<\/strong> calls.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"High<\/p>\n

The flop is\u00a0\"\"\"\"\"\", giving me a backdoor flush-draw with my \"\". <\/span>With Ace high, \"\"\"\"\u00a0or\u00a0\"\"\"\"\u00a0etc. I like to check out of position, especially on a wet board like this. <\/span><\/p>\n

But now when I have backdoor nut-flush-draw I have a few reasons to bet. When another heart comes on the turn I can bet again and follow up with an all-in river. This is a great bluff-line that I will likely get away with for the entire hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

A good rule to remember is to at least bluff when you have a nut-blocker.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With the nut-blocker, I’m blocking my opponent from hitting a nut-flush, so I know I have higher chances of getting a fold. <\/span><\/p>\n

Also, I will end up on the river with the flush with a lot of other combos with suited hearts and I can\u2019t only be doing this when I have value. It\u2019s called being balanced, and a good rule to remember is to at least bluff when you have a nut-blocker. <\/span><\/p>\n

undemoni0<\/strong> calls my 1\/3 size cbet of 400, and the turn is a\u00a0\"\". <\/span>I think it\u2019s important to check here for the following reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. I won\u2019t get 3 streets of value; maybe from \"\"\"\"\u00a0but we need to slow down the action now with only one pair <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. I can always call when our opponent bets the turn. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. I have top pair and gutshot and will take down more pots on the river by check-calling the turn than by betting and then being forced to check-fold on a lot of rivers (i.e. a flush)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    undemoni0<\/strong> checks behind turn and the river is a \"\".<\/span><\/p>\n

    Now it\u2019s clear that I more than likely have the best hand. I can bet-fold without worrying about getting bluffed out of the hand or facing a raise from anything other than a 7. <\/span><\/p>\n

    It\u2019s a clear value-bet to get a call from a lower pair. I chose a 2\/3 size bet of 1,350 and got a call and a muck. The pot of 4,600 went my way.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Check out more hand analyses by poker pro Melika Razavi:<\/strong><\/h3>\n