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Bob Zeidman's avatar

Thanks for the feedback, everyone.

Here's what happened. I called his bet, forcing me all in. He had Q 10 for a bigger full house, and I busted out.

I've been thinking about it. First, why did he call my very large bet pre-flop with Q 10, which is a good hand but not great hand? OK, he had a lot of chips, but he should have known I was starting with a better hand. He got lucky on the flop with three Qs, so I understand why he called my bet after the flop. Then on the turn, he got the nuts, a full house. I think he should have bet because he didn't know if the next card would give me a better hand. Suppose I had KK, and the next card was a K. If he'd bet on the turn, I would have folded. When the river card came, he no longer had the nuts. If I had A♥K♥, 9♥8♥, or QxJx, all of which were in my range, I would have beat him. I think he should have just called my bet. Anyway, it's very hard to fold a full house, especially holding a pair in my hand.

On the other hand, he won and I busted out, so maybe I'm wrong. I could have played more conservatively. I have a general rule that few players bluff shove on the river, so I only call if I have a great hand. And I did have a great hand. And I feel like if I fold a big full house on the river, then players can get me to fold any hand on the river by shoving.

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Debbie's avatar

Call!

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