Paradise 2/4: JJ vs. a turned four-straight

[chesspain]

Paradise Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed)

UTG+1 appears to be a somewhat aggressive, reasonably competent player. MP has been playing with a fluctuating short stack for the last 20 or so hands.

Preflop: chesspain is CO with J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">chesspain raises</font>, <font color="666666">3 folds</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="CC3333">chesspain raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP1 calls, chesspain calls.

River: (9.75 BB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP1 calls all-in ($2), chesspain calls.

[Joshua]

I would have played it the same way.

[Haupt_234]

I think an arguement can be made for raising the turn here. First of all, it is hard to believe UTG+1 would play a flopped straight this way. Therefore, we will put him off of that. It is also hard to believe he would hold a 3, so I will discount the smaller straight too.

So, assuming UTG+1 isn't a maniac and didn't bet out an inside straight draw, he is either bluffing or caught TP after betting out his open-ended straight draw (very reasonable from the description you have provided). He could also be playing a flush draw very strongly. In this case, raising the turn would charge him the most when he is behind.

Add in the fact that MP1 is at a very low stack and is calling down the entire way, and I would pop the turn.

Haupt_234