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www.poker.ladbrokes.com – This is a hand which took place between me and another notoriously aggressive player at my recent live game. Having seen my opponent pick up pots with large continuation bets on the flop several times, I decided to flat call his strong preflop raise from late position with (K,K). I knew the other players would almost certainly get out of the way as soon as it was clear they would be in a three way pot with myself and this player were they to call.

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The flop came down (3,5,9) and my opponent immediately fired out a bet of 2,500. With a chip stack of about 15,000 and only slightly more than him, I felt I had a great chance to almost double up, if I played the hand correctly. There were no obvious dangers in particular, aside from the fact that he could have raised preflop with almost anything, but I decided to flat call hoping for another raise on the turn. The turn card brought an (8) and my opponent immediately announced he was all in. I was concerned about the straight obviously, but knowing this player well, I felt he could very easily have no hand at all if he felt I would put mine down to an all in bet.

I had hinted to this fact by flat calling on the flop and preflop, and I knew he had no idea I was as strong as (K,K). I called, to discover that he had (A,8) for second pair, and took down a big pot. I think this illustrates that when you are up against a player who loves to get involved and make aggressive moves, you have to adjust the way you play strong hands accordingly. poker.ladbrokes.com

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