Sporky
12-28-2004, 09:12 PM
Hello everyone. I ran into a hand tonight I'd really like some help with. I've read the forum for a few months and know it can be a great help.
Game: PP $3/$6
Reads: CO - I had not been at the table long (2 Orbits), but the CO had a large stack and was down about 15 BB from the time that I had been there. He seemed to get involved in a lot of hands with mediocre holdings (VP$IP ~ 50%).
BB - was equally as loose, and I was pretty sure he'd play almost anything for 1 more bet.
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Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB <font color="#A500AF">(Villian)</font> calls, CO calls.
It was folded around to me and the CO calling was not a big suprise. I held Ac5c and figured at that point that I had the best hand. I wanted to try and narrow it down to CO heads up if possible, but was fairly sure that BB might call a raise. I raised and knocked out the SB. 3 to the flop.
Flop: (6.33 SB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Villian checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Villian calls, CO calls.
I hit bottom pair on a paired board and a backdoor flush. I thought for a second and decided that I would bet. Comments? I figured that I probably had the best hand at that point and didn't have enough read on either to know if they would go for a flop check-raise on me if they had hit a 9 and doubted either had an overpair...so I bet.
Turn: (4.66 BB) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Villian checks, CO checks, Hero checks.
After the calls on the flop I had no idea what they were doing. I had picked up a 4-flush, but thought anything from 66-88 or X/9 might have called my flop bet. I figured that if they were going to check-raise me with a 9 that they would do it on the turn. So I checked through planning on betting/calling if a blank hits or betting/raising if I make a flush. Also, my bet on the flop and check on the turn made it look like a failed bluff. If I am ahead, I might be able to induce a bet or call on the river if I improved or a blank hit.
I am interested to see how any of you might have played this hand so far. I didn't feel very confident with my pair of 5's on that board with 2 other people still in the pot. I'm not sure if I was too cautious, or played it OK. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks.
Game: PP $3/$6
Reads: CO - I had not been at the table long (2 Orbits), but the CO had a large stack and was down about 15 BB from the time that I had been there. He seemed to get involved in a lot of hands with mediocre holdings (VP$IP ~ 50%).
BB - was equally as loose, and I was pretty sure he'd play almost anything for 1 more bet.
Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB <font color="#A500AF">(Villian)</font> calls, CO calls.
It was folded around to me and the CO calling was not a big suprise. I held Ac5c and figured at that point that I had the best hand. I wanted to try and narrow it down to CO heads up if possible, but was fairly sure that BB might call a raise. I raised and knocked out the SB. 3 to the flop.
Flop: (6.33 SB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Villian checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Villian calls, CO calls.
I hit bottom pair on a paired board and a backdoor flush. I thought for a second and decided that I would bet. Comments? I figured that I probably had the best hand at that point and didn't have enough read on either to know if they would go for a flop check-raise on me if they had hit a 9 and doubted either had an overpair...so I bet.
Turn: (4.66 BB) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Villian checks, CO checks, Hero checks.
After the calls on the flop I had no idea what they were doing. I had picked up a 4-flush, but thought anything from 66-88 or X/9 might have called my flop bet. I figured that if they were going to check-raise me with a 9 that they would do it on the turn. So I checked through planning on betting/calling if a blank hits or betting/raising if I make a flush. Also, my bet on the flop and check on the turn made it look like a failed bluff. If I am ahead, I might be able to induce a bet or call on the river if I improved or a blank hit.
I am interested to see how any of you might have played this hand so far. I didn't feel very confident with my pair of 5's on that board with 2 other people still in the pot. I'm not sure if I was too cautious, or played it OK. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks.