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[PokerNoob]

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) 2nd hand at the table, so no reads.

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif. MP1 posts a blind of $2.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 folds, MP1 (poster) checks, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (6 SB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, UTG+1 calls, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, MP3 calls, CO folds, Hero calls, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 3-bets</font>, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (9 BB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

River: (17 BB) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises $6.75 (All-In)</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 26.75 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 23.75 BB, between Hero, UTG+1, MP1 and MP3.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: 3 BB, between Hero, UTG+1 and MP1.</font>

[sthief09]

looks good to me. nice way to start off at a table.

[MoreWineII]

Standard. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[PokerNoob]

I don't know if I'm being results oriented here, but I was a distant third behind UTG+1's KJ and MP1's AQ until the river card. MP3 had the flush. Maybe check calling the turn is the right play?

[MoreWineII]

Eh, hard to give your opponents credit for those hands with no raise PF, especially AQ,

I think you played it fine.

I love the title of the thread btw. Fantabulous.

[brian0729]

Anybody check raise the turn?

[PokerNoob]

After UTG+1's flop smoothcall 3-bet? Screams set or KJ here. I guess I had my hearing aid out.

[MoreWineII]

Agreed, I don't think your hand is strong enough here for a turn check-raise at all.

[brian0729]

Agreed. I think I like your turn check call suggestion then.

[jt1]

Why did you call this call - raise flop move by UTG+1? C'mon he's got set or straight.

[PokerNoob]

Well, I'm getting 16-1 to spike a 10 outer if he's got the straight. If he has tens or nines full, I've got what... a 7 outer because he holds 2 of my outcards and the other gives him quads. If he's got QT I've got 2 outs to a split. Q9 I've got 5 outs to a split. Q with a better kicker and I've got 6 outs to a split and 3 to a win. MP1 and MP3 look like they'll call a river bet with losing hands so they are providing "split equity". Calling the turn raise is about the only preriver move I made that I feel decent about.

My main problem with this hand is knowing the difference between somebody pumping a draw with pot equity and somebody with a made hand that beats me and my lousy kicker. I would hate to checkfold a top pair flop on a pretty drawy board but it could easily come back raised or 3 bet with me still ahead. I hate to give free cards on the turn to the small army behind me, but I could be behind. Blech. I really hated this hand (except for catching my perfect outcard against my opponents).

[Trix]

I would have checked the flop.

I would also have mucked to UTGs call-reraise.