KK check-raised on a JT-rag flop

[BigEndian]

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: BigEndian is MP3 with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="CC3333">BigEndian raises</font>, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (11.33 SB) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
UTG checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">BigEndian bets</font>, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">UTG raises</font>, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, BigEndian...

What's your action and what's your plan? Scroll down for the rest of the hand.



























...calls.

Turn: (7.66 BB) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG bets</font>, BigEndian calls.

River: (9.66 BB) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BigEndian raises</font>, UTG calls.

Final Pot: 13.66 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 13.66 BB, between BigEndian and UTG.</font>

- Jim

[MoDOH]

very nicely played indeed.
UTG probably has TJ and is trying to get rid of all the gutshots with his checkraise and then when the second 2 hits the river it´s definitely a raise since you most assuredly have him beat now...

[Fnord]

Why wait for the river to raise?

[Aces McGee]

Hi Jim

I usually call and then pop him on the turn here.

I'll take the risk for an action-killing card to come on one street, but not two.

But I don't see anything horribly wrong with the way you played it.

-McGee

[BigEndian]

I thought there might be a good enough chance that I was behind until the river. Worse, if he's on a draw, why squash his semi-bluffing? I love it when players raise their own draws.

[edit] Plus, it's really tough for him to 3-bet me on the river unless he has a set or a made draw.

- Jim

[Fnord]

[ QUOTE ]
I thought there might be a good enough chance that I was behind until the river. Worse, if he's on a draw, why squash his semi-bluffing? I love it when players raise their own draws.

[/ QUOTE ]

Because he's more likely to pay you off while his draw is still live? You also might run into a check/call on the river.

[Piiop]

[ QUOTE ]
UTG probably has TJ and is trying to get rid of all the gutshots with his checkraise and then when the second 2 hits the river it´s definitely a raise since you most assuredly have him beat now...

[/ QUOTE ]

Why is JT the only hand he'll check-raise with here?

[Piiop]

Do you fold to a river 3-bet?

Will you still raise the river on any card over an 8?

[BigEndian]

I would raise the river against any opponent that I knew was reasonable and especially if they were a straight forward MTer. When the board paired runner-runner, it just made it an obvious raise. I also fold to the same type of players' 3-bet.

- Jim

[BigEndian]

Players who typically jack their draws will also bet it again on the end if they come up empty. The way I played the hand just felt like a good happy medium amongst all the possible holdings out there.

- Jim