{"id":1676,"date":"2019-01-31T10:41:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T10:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.coinpoker.com\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2019-01-31T10:41:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T10:41:29","slug":"melika-hand-analysis-p13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinpoker.com\/melika-hand-analysis-p13\/","title":{"rendered":"High Stakes Hand Analysis with Pro Player Melika Razavi P13"},"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<\/b><\/h2>\n

I limp from the small blind with\u00a0\"\"\"\".\u00a0Satori<\/strong> raised 3x the big blind and I called. I like to defend around 60%<\/strong> of my hands from the small blind against a big blind raise.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"High<\/p>\n

The flop is \"\"\"\"\"\", putting me in a great position to check-raise with a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw.<\/span><\/p>\n

I decided to check-raise around 4x his bet. I like doing this with most of my value hands and draws in this situation.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My opponent c-bets 40 and I decided to check-raise around 4x his bet. I like doing this with most of my value hands and draws in this situation. I bet 140 and Satori<\/strong>\u00a0called. <\/span><\/p>\n

The turn is a \"\", the second jack on the board, and is one of the few turn cards where I would not<\/strong>\u00a0like to follow-up with another bet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Too often my opponent has a jack after bet-calling the flop, plus my hand still has a lot of equity and is good enough to check-call on the turn. I have 13 outs and can check-call and bluff-catch on the river when I hit. <\/span><\/p>\n

Satori<\/strong> checks back, and the river is a\u00a0\"\".<\/span><\/p>\n

The river gives me a pair of nines<\/strong>. Now I have showdown value and will most likely win if the river goes check-check. I can bluff-catch by check-calling against my opponent\u2019s missed draws so there\u2019s no point betting the river. <\/span><\/p>\n

I checked, Satori<\/strong> checked behind, and, as expected, I won the pot. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

I isolation-raise In0k3ndy99<\/strong>, who limped 25 from under the gun, with\u00a0\"\"\"\"\u00a0to 4x the big blind. <\/span>Three players called and we go to the flop.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"High<\/p>\n

The flop is \"\"\"\"\"\"\u00a0giving us a flush draw.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reason behind this move is simple: I believe I have the best hand.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I raise a small donk-bet from M<\/strong><\/span>artshrmoo<\/strong> after he bets 25 into 255. The reason behind this move is simple: I believe I have the best hand. The player in position, <\/span>intangible,<\/b> calls me and the donk-bettor folds. <\/span><\/p>\n

We make it to the turn which is a\u00a0\"\". Now there\u2019s a double flush draw on the board. <\/span><\/p>\n

I still think I have the best hand, and I assume that the player in position would re-raise me pre-flop with a higher pair. Plus, <\/span>intangible<\/b> wouldn\u2019t have too many fours in his calling range. <\/span><\/p>\n

I bet 725 and <\/span>intangible<\/b> calls again. The river is a\u00a0\"\"\u00a0and both flush draws have been missed.<\/span><\/p>\n

I think I made a mistake by betting again since there\u2019s not so much to get value from.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here I think I made a mistake by betting again since there\u2019s not so much to get value from. Pocket pairs would probably fold to my bets, and intangible<\/strong> will have a lot of missed draws we could potentially get value from instead. <\/span><\/p>\n

I bet 1,420 into the 2,395 pot.<\/span><\/p>\n

In retrospect, I think this is a typical check-calling spot on the river.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

intangible<\/strong> folds to my river-bet, which is great but I might have missed out on bluff-catching against a river-bet. In retrospect, I think this is a typical check-calling spot on the river.<\/span><\/p>\n

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