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First hand of a DYM

Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
edited December 2021 in Strategy


It's the first hand of a DYM and a player goes all in before you. You've never played the person before and so dont know their playing style.

What hand would you need to call here?
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  • DoubleAAADoubleAAA Member Posts: 954
    edited February 2014
    QQ+.  Had this exact situation last week, I had QQ and called, he turned over AA.  Although from an ICM point of view, I think calling with QQ in this situation is probably bad.
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  • stuarty117stuarty117 Member Posts: 1,395
    edited February 2014

    In my experience I would only call with KK or AA.

    QQ if a tough one as a lot of the time I tend to find you can be up against AK, which then means its a flip.

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  • FCHDFCHD Member Posts: 3,178
    edited February 2014
    Probably just Aces. Anything else just has to be losing enough of the time for us to be able to wait for a better spot, even pocket Kings.
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  • jdsallstarjdsallstar Member Posts: 1,675
    edited February 2014
    this hasnt happened to me too many times but i'm definitely calling QQ and KK. I'd be very tempted by 10s and jacks too. Thats probably the wrong thing to do but as I say it hasnt happened to me too many times.

    I dunno I normally find these ridiculous ott shoves tend to be the small pairs that for whatever reason ppl think you just open shove with regardless of stack size. 

    First hand maybe different though because i'm very reluctant to play first hand regardless of my holdings. superstitious thing i have lol
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  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,491
    edited February 2014
    In Response to Re: First hand of a DYM:
    Probably just Aces. Anything else just has to be losing enough of the time for us to be able to wait for a better spot, even pocket Kings.
    Posted by FCHD
    Not sure what better spot you're looking for.
    An all in shove and we have KK? I call
    Would definitely have had to see villain do this before with Aces, to even consider folding.
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  • DoubleAAADoubleAAA Member Posts: 954
    edited February 2014
    In Response to Re: First hand of a DYM:
      First hand maybe different though because i'm very reluctant to play first hand regardless of my holdings. superstitious thing i have lol
    Posted by jdsallstar
    Will be stealing your blinds on the first hand from now on! :)
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  • stuarty117stuarty117 Member Posts: 1,395
    edited February 2014
    In Response to Re: First hand of a DYM:
    this hasnt happened to me too many times but i'm definitely calling QQ and KK. I'd be very tempted by 10s and jacks too. Thats probably the wrong thing to do but as I say it hasnt happened to me too many times. I dunno I normally find these ridiculous ott shoves tend to be the small pairs that for whatever reason ppl think you just open shove with regardless of stack size.  First hand maybe different though because i'm very reluctant to play first hand regardless of my holdings. superstitious thing i have lol
    Posted by jdsallstar
    As you are always on my table

    Notes have been updated LOL
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  • jdsallstarjdsallstar Member Posts: 1,675
    edited February 2014
    In Response to Re: First hand of a DYM:
    In Response to Re: First hand of a DYM : As you are always on my table Notes have been updated LOL
    Posted by stuarty117
    I'm not posting in this thread again lol!!!
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  • jdsallstarjdsallstar Member Posts: 1,675
    edited February 2014
    first hand of a dym earlier:
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    jdsallstar Small blind  10.00 10.00 1990.00
    xxBig blind  20.00 30.00 1980.00
      Your hole cards
    • Q
    • Q
    		     
    frankie13 Fold     
    jasonAA Raise  60.00 90.00 1940.00
    bushpig Fold     
    alsmithiho Fold     
    jdsallstar Raise  190.00 280.00 1800.00
    xxAll-in  1980.00 2260.00 0.00
    jasonAA Fold     
    jdsallstar All-in  1800.00 4060.00 0.00
    jdsallstar Show
    • Q
    • Q
    		   
    xxShow
    • J
    • J
    		   
    Flop
       
    • 6
    • 3
    • K
    		     
    Turn
       
    • 8
    		     
    River
       
    • K
    		     
    jdsallstar Win Two Pairs, Kings and Queens 4060.00  4060.00
    .............I had notes :)
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