My First Stop and Go...Awwwww

[Holm Fries]

How is my line? No real reads at this table, other than neither opponent in the hand has gotten out of line.

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

Preflop: Holmfries is UTG with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="CC3333">Holmfries raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds.

Flop: (9.50 SB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Holmfries bets</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Button calls, Holmfries calls.

Turn: (7.75 BB) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Holmfries bets</font>, MP2 calls, Button calls.

River: (10.75 BB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Holmfries bets</font>, MP2 calls, Button folds.

Final Pot: 12.75 BB

[edthayer]

I like it a lot. A nice blank on the turn. It might get checked through, so too dangerous to try to check-raise. Very nice.

[Holm Fries]

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[Bob T.]

Why didn't you threebet the flop?

[donny5k]

See thread title.

[Haupt_234]

I'de get the bets in while I still could. This board is much too drawey to try the stop and go, and you missed atleast 1BB trying it.

Also, given that many weaker hands outflop you, setting your opponent up for a 3-bet on the turn could be disaester if he caps it on you.

Haupt_234

[Holm Fries]

Thanks for the advice. Maybe it would be helpful for me if someone could post a hand where the stop and go was applied effectively. At the time, I thought that there were a lot of cards that I did not want to see on the turn, since it was so draw heavy. I felt safer once the two bricks hit.

Opponent showed AQ and MHIG.

[william deangelis]

What is a stop and go?