Halle Berry and Tyra Banks

[private joker]

Live 2/4, 9-handed, one-blind structure

Table is pretty tight, but no reads on the button because he just sat down 5 minutes ago.

Preflop: Hero us UTG+1 with Q /images/graemlins/spade.gif Q /images/graemlins/club.gif
UTG folds, <font color="red"> Hero raises </font>, 5 folds, button calls, BB calls

Flop (6 sb): 9 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 5 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5 /images/graemlins/heart.gif (3 players)
<font color="red"> Hero bets </font>, button calls, BB folds

Turn (4 BB): 6 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players)
<font color="red"> Hero bets </font>, button calls

River (6 BB): 9 /images/graemlins/spade.gif
Hero...

1) bet/call a raise
2) bet/fold to a raise
3) check/call
4) check/fold

Hint: it's not (4)

[TvTrey]

3

[ArchAngel71857]

I think 3 is fine here. No way you can bet and call a raise expecting to win.

-AA

[ode]

3. check/call

might induce a bet from a A-high + some might raise here
with A-high and you don't want to call a raise here.


/ode

[private joker]

You are all correct. I chose (3). Now -- what happened? What does Villain have?

[SCfuji]

halle has nice breasts.

[doughhater]

Tyra's are nicer.

[bunky9590]

Check/call. Why bet and fold to a raise? You have some showdown value.

[sthief09]

this is one of those situations where a read is absolutely necessary, but since you don't have one I'd bet and call a raise.

[sthief09]

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Check/call. Why bet and fold to a raise? You have some showdown value.

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with a read I think betting and folding to a raise is a good option. there's only 1 9 in the deck and live 2/4 players are easily loose enough to call the flop and turn with nothing.

[Danenania]

And loose enough to call the river with any face card and lots of PPs. There are tons of worse hands that would call a bet that check behind if hero checks. It's read dependant but I agree that bet/call is probably the best river line as a default. Checking gives up too much value.

[asofel]

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Tyra's are nicer.

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but fake. no?

[bunky9590]

Checking allows him a shot to bluff at it as well. QQ is a mighty good bluff catcher. I just don't think if I'm alling a raise there I have much of a chance of winning.

[Skjonne]

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Tyra's are nicer.

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Pics please

[doughhater]

No, they're not fake. At least not according to the VH1 special. And as for pics, I'm way too lazy for all that.

By the way, bet and call a raise. Check calling is for weak tight players.

[bunky9590]

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By the way, bet and call a raise. Check calling is for weak tight players.

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Really? I advocated check calling. I all of a sudden became weak tight? I'd much prefer to induce a bet from Ace high or a busted flush.

[doughhater]

Yes really. Tons of hands like A high and even K high flush draws are gonna call the bet here as are any pair. People in the 2/4 games hate folding, at least in my experience, so giving them a free showdown is weak.

[private joker]

I wish I'd had a read, but absent of one, I thought a couple of things:

1) What has he been calling me, the PF raiser with, this whole time if not top pair?
2) If I check, can I induce a bluff?
3) If I bet, what are the chances I get raised? If I do get raised, what are the chances my hand is good?

Answering those, I thought check-calling was the best play. My gut told me he just rivered me. I checked, villain bet, I called, and villain turned over J9 and MHING.