Re: What could I have done differently? BAHH

I'm not richiematt, but I'll try my best to set you on the straight and
narrow.

XaQ Morphy wrote:
> This hand really bothers me. Can someone provide assistance? Based on
> richiematt's suggestion, I flat called the raise with A9 hoping that
> someone would raise behind me so I could use the squeezeplay.

Good play so far.

> that didn't happen.

Then you shouldn't have tried to do it.

> Then, when I flopped an open ended straight draw and 3 to a flush
> I knew I had the best hand.

You should have been raising with this hand. If you hit any 5, 9, T, or
A then you are going to be winning.

> Is it just unlucky that the guy went runner runner to beat me?

Yes.

> Is there anything I could have done differently so I
> didn't lose so much on this hand?

You should have tried raising on the turn. With only one card left to
come your odds of making your hand are less, so you need to make up for
that by increasing the chances of your opponent folding.

> Also some strategy questions, maybe richie can answer. When the blinds
> are the same, how does that change strategy? Should I look to play more
> hands from the SB when it's unraised?

Actually, you should be playing less hands. It's a bit
counter-intuitive I know, but I'll try to explain it to you. You see,
with the equal blinds there is more money in the pot than there would
be if the SB was half that of the BB. With the extra money out there,
players will be trying to steal more. So, if a player just calls and
doesn't raise then it must be because he has a really monster hand. You
should just fold right away before you lose any more money on the hand.
This is a very advanced concept that only a few players truly
understand.

-Tom.

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