Few tricky spots

[mxrider]

Hand one I am putting his stack to the test by raising up to about $13and calling if he shoves.

Hand two: Played the same way. Your hand is very underrepresented here. WP.

Hand three: I'm making a normal bet here on the flop as shoving is going to force out everything you beat and only something you are behind to is calling and possibly a flushdraw. I want to let him try and push me out by having him shove.

Hand four: I'm calling the turn and re-evaluating as if he has the str8 he isn't letting it go if the board pairs. I'm also calling a smallish bet on the river if I don't improve.

[Aji89]

Originally Posted by D3rvish

But why call if he has the better hand?

Cos even if he's pretty sure he's beat getting 5:1 means he only has to be good like 17% of the time in order for calling to be profitable. Since he's got an overpair it means if villain has Asx type hands and PPs like JJ,99 it's correct to call. So all up he'll be good >17% of the time since villain isn't only shoving hands which beat QQ imo. So yeah I agree with mxrider above. A raise to $13 should be with the intention of calling a shove.