The Best Hand Laydown?

sweetjimmi

Is there every a time if you laydown the hand after the flop? I understand laydown the best hands preflop to avoid gambling but what about after the flop?

Example: In the BB and you flop bottom two pair which you is currently the best since you have your opponent on top pair.

Soup66

AA, flop was KK 7, folded he showed KJ or something of the sort

DJP

I've had to laydown a low fullhouse to a table of three players, when the board has 2 pairs showing. It ain't easy brother. lol (yes 1 of them had high fullhouse)

I've laid down trips a few times now as well, to obvious flushes or straights.

I think I answered this same question in another thread. Pretty sure I said it gets easier each time you do it. I take that back. It's hard to laydown a monster. lol

gordan_gecco

The first time I read Sklansky's claim that he actually derives pleasure from making a good fold even though he has lost the pot, I thought he was crazy...until I laid down pocket aces during a recent live tournament, much to the shock of my opponents

Now I know what Sklansky is talking about!

magithighs

sweetjimmi wrote:

Is there every a time if you laydown the hand after the flop? I understand laydown the best hands preflop to avoid gambling but what about after the flop?

Example: In the BB and you flop bottom two pair which you is currently the best since you have your opponent on top pair.

I think the answer lies in the stack sizes and tournament stage, if it's a tournament. With deep stacks, you don't need a skirmish with a very vulnerable hand. Average stacks around 20BB, I think you try to isolate against one opponent and get the chips in. Short stacked, just push the damn chips in.

I think the others are talking about laying down a great hand which is not the best hand. Another very tough thing to do, but necessary. Again, you need to adjust your strategy based on tournament/ring and stack size vis a vis the blind.

Cheers
Magi