{"id":1653,"date":"2019-01-24T10:54:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T10:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.coinpoker.com\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2019-01-24T10:54:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T10:54:40","slug":"melika-hand-analysis-p12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinpoker.com\/melika-hand-analysis-p12\/","title":{"rendered":"High Stakes Hand Analysis with Pro Player Melika Razavi P12"},"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<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a heads up game with RunBetter<\/strong>, I open from the button to 300 with\u00a0\"\"\"\". RunBetter<\/strong> calls.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The flop is\u00a0\"\"\"\"\"\".<\/span><\/p>\n

I always like to bet 1\/3, the sizing is great and works for all my bluffs and strong hands.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

RunBetter<\/strong> checks and I decided to bet 200 into the 600 pot. I always like to bet 1\/3, the sizing is great and works for all my bluffs and strong hands. It is also good for pot control. This flop is good for me as it\u2019s rainbow and a dry board. <\/span><\/p>\n

RunBetter<\/strong> called and we take the turn which is a\u00a0\"\".<\/span><\/p>\n

RunBetter<\/strong> checks again and here we can both be betting and checking. I decided to bet 700 into 1,000 because the board is full of low cards and the highest card is a \"\". I can get three streets of value from a \"\"\u00a0on the flop, turn, and river bet. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, the problem with betting is that I risk getting bluffed out of the hand by a good player. RunBetter<\/strong> decided to check-raise me to 2,200 and I called.<\/span><\/p>\n

The river is a \"\"\u00a0and RunBetter<\/strong> shoves all-in with 7,300 into 5,400. <\/span><\/p>\n

I decided to fold here because he must be representing \"\"\"\",\u00a0\"\"\"\"\u00a0,\"\"\"\", \"\"\"\", or\u00a0\"\"\"\". He could also have a random 4x hand. It\u2019s expensive to bluff catch against an overbet and I need to be right more often for it to work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hand #2<\/strong><\/h2>\n

JeSuisJP1963<\/strong> opens from the button to 600 in a heads up game. I decided to 3bet with\u00a0\"\"\"\"\u00a0from the small blind. \"\"\"\"\u00a0is a good hand heads up, and strong enough to 3bet with.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

JeSuisJP1963<\/strong> called and the flop is\u00a0\"\"\"\"\"\".<\/span><\/p>\n

On the flop I decided to bet 1,600, which is 1\/3 of the pot, for the following reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. I have a gutshot and \"\"\u00a0in my hand for a backdoor flush draw <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. When I 3bet I like to cbet on the flop most times for pot control<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. I can continue betting on any spades on the turn as I’m holding the \"\"\u00a0and it’s a great blocker.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    JeSuisJP1963<\/strong> called and the turn is a\u00a0\"\". <\/span><\/p>\n

    Now I have a flush draw and a gutshot which gives me enough equity to bet again. I bet 5,600 into 8,000 which is around \u00be of the pot. My bet sizes always depend on how much we are playing effective stack, but I like to size up a bit on the turn. <\/span><\/p>\n

    JeSuisJP1963<\/strong> called and we go to the river which is a\u00a0\"\".<\/span><\/p>\n

    Here I missed my draws and I don’t think I can win by checking. I like to carry on betting as I was representing a strong hand pre-flop by 3betting, betting on the flop and the turn. <\/span><\/p>\n

    I’m representing a flush and even though the board has a pair I don’t mind betting again with my bluffs since he would have to fold an \"\"[X] and many two pairs. <\/span>If he had the \"\"\u00a0in his hand he will now have to fold as it\u2019s not a great hand to call down on the river. <\/span><\/p>\n

    I go all-in with 10,221 into 19,200.\u00a0<\/span>JeSuisJP1963<\/strong> folds and my play and bluff landed me the pot. <\/span><\/p>\n

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