54s in BB

[Fiddler]

Just sat down so no reads.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (5.50 SB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Button calls, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls.

Scared of bigger flush draw.

Turn: (7.75 BB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+2 raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP3 calls, Button calls, Hero calls.

What the... Why did he wake up? Because he dodged the flush, made an ace-rag two pair, has a set?

River: (15.75 BB) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, MP3 calls, Button calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 19.75 BB

I think I did ok pre-flop... but I have no idea about the rest.

[Peter Harris]

Depends on UTG+2's looseness.

1) 3-bet the flop and force people to call 2 cold between you and MP3; you shouldn't be that scared about flush draw when MP3 could have Ax. Forcing UTG+2 and MP1 to call 2 cold may have averted later crises.

Comments?

2) when UTG+2 comes alive, i'd rank possibilities as follows from unlikeliest to likely:

AA/TT/44 (AA infrequently)
AT
23 (if uberloose!)
55
A5

Rest is fine.

Comments on flop 3-bet welcome,
Pete Harris

[Evan]

I would check-raise the turn, you have a big hand and even in the unlikely event that it gets checked through giving a free card is not catastophic for you.

[Fiddler]

UTG+2 shows A /images/graemlins/heart.gif K /images/graemlins/diamond.gif
MP3 shows Q /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2 /images/graemlins/club.gif

MHIG.