Top two pair vs all-in

[J-Lo]

This is not a bad beat post... I would like to know whether i should push on the turn? I bet $7 on the turn because either my oponent is on a draw, or he has a monster hand and wants me in... i can still get away if he raises me all=in.... limping in w/ AJ is questionable, but the turn play is more important to me

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saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>

MP1 ($25.38)
MP2 ($27.90)
<font color="C00000">MP3 ($8.35)</font>
CO ($49.70)
Button ($14.25)
<font color="C00000">SB ($30.10)</font>
BB ($37.35)
UTG ($10.40)
<font color="C00000">Hero ($30.15)</font>

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls $0, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises to $1</font>, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, SB calls $0, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>,50,50,75, Hero calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50.

Flop: ($4.50) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises to $7.35 (All-In)</font>, SB calls $7.35, Hero calls $3.35.

Turn: ($26.55) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets $7</font>, SB calls $7.

River: ($40.55) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $40.55
<font color="green">Main Pot: $26.55, between MP3, SB and Hero.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: $14, between SB and Hero.</font>

[TwoShedsJackson]

I would have gone all-in on the turn. By betting $7 into a $26.55 pot you're giving him correct pot odds to draw to the heart flush, which is presumably what he was doing.

[umdpoker]

the pot is almost $30, and you bet $7???? i would not be concerned about being behind on this board. i would be much more concerned about charging draws. the ONLY hands you are behind is a set. so str8s or flushes possible yet. if you push, you will be called by worse hands enough to make up for possible set. ak/aq/worse 2 pr/flush draw will call quite often. i think mp3 has ak/aq, and the other guy has another crappy ace, and you win.

[J-Lo]

results... MP+3 had KTo for the guthost.... and SB had Q9 hearts for the flush draw that hit...

so i should had pushed on the turn... next time i'll do that, because i shouldn't be afraid of monsters everytime

luckily for me, i didn't pay a nickel on the river and saw the free showdown

[warlockjd]

SB either is: (1) on a draw, (2) has a set, (3) is a complete moron with dominated hand, or (4) ties you with AJ.

The +EV move at these levels is to reraise all in to punish SB even when the allin player has you beat.

[J-Lo]

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SB either is: (1) on a draw, (2) has a set, (3) is a complete moron with dominated hand, or (4) ties you with AJ.

The +EV move at these levels is to reraise all in to punish SB even when the allin player has you beat.

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i couldn't reraise on the flop, because the raise wasn't equal to a full bet... puts me in a tight spot...

what i want to know is if the $7 bet on the turn was giving him proper pot odds to chase his flush...

[TwoShedsJackson]

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what i want to know is if the $7 bet on the turn was giving him proper pot odds to chase his flush...

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33.55:7 = 4.79 to 1, so you are giving him the right odds.

[Leo Bello]

4.79:1 pot odds
4.11:1 flush.

Has enough odds, marginal but has. Minimum bet, half-pot. Better Pot Bet.