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rjb03
11-07-2004, 07:49 PM
$10+$1
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)

CO (t1580)
Button (t1340)
Hero (t1330)
BB (t1880)
UTG (t1560)
UTG+1 (t1030)
MP1 (t1470)
MP2 (t1860)
MP3 (t1450)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t30, MP1 calls t30, MP2 calls t30, MP3 calls t30, CO folds, Button calls t30, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t210) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets t30</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t30, MP2 calls t30, MP3 calls t30, Button calls t30, Hero calls t30.

Turn: (t390) T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets t60</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises to t120</font>, MP2 calls t120, MP3 folds, Button folds, Hero calls t120, BB calls t60.

River: (t870) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets t180</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero calls t180.

Final Pot: t1230

Do you push this harder or do you fold somewhere? If so, where? I called on the flop getting 12:1 I had check/fold clicked until I saw the min bet followed by several callers and unclicked it. I guess I could have discounted one of my outs (T/images/graemlins/club.gif) but figured to get decent implied odds from the other 3 tens if they were drawing to a flush or had some other made hand. The turn min-raise worried me somewhat, but it could have just been someone semi-bluffing with the A/images/graemlins/club.gif. On the river I figured I only had to be good 17% of the time to call. BB betting into the raiser made me figure my hand is no good, but he could have been putting out a blocker bet with any jack.

La Brujita
11-07-2004, 08:23 PM
FWIW I check raise all in on the turn. Your hand is very vulnerable and you can't give free cards. If you are beat you gotta just get ready for the next game.

rjb03
11-07-2004, 08:32 PM
I had a very strong inclination to do that but with so many callers and the action I felt the flush *had* to be out there, which makes my call seem somewhat stupid as I'm calling when I think I could be drawing dead and not extracting maximum value (and giving away a free card) if I think I'm ahead.

willperkins
11-07-2004, 11:17 PM
I don't like this spot at all. You hit your st8, but you could still be beat.

You have two overcards plus a gut shot str8 draw so the call on the turn is ok, although I would have folded (I tend not to want to get involved in hands unless I am the agressor).

After you hit your str8 and BB bets, MP1 raises and MP2 calls, I would lay it down. One of these three are bound to have a flush.

I may be wrong, but I still have plenty of chips and I am not going to waste them on a hand when there are three people in the pot betting, raising and cold calling a raise. I will wait for a better opportunity.