Probe Bet

[sammy_g]

Is this call too loose preflop? I generally don't give players who make min raises much respect.

On the flop, I tried to make a probe bet to find out where I was and try to steal the pot. If he calls the flop, I plan to give up on the turn (unless maybe I improve).

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (5 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG (t1105)
MP (t1905)
Button (t2350)
SB (t937)
Hero (t1703)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t200</font>, MP folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero calls t100.

Flop: (t450) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t225</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t905 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1580

[willperkins]

Preflop:

Nothing wrong with the call. You are getting pot odds of 3.5 to 1.

Flop:

t225 is too much for a probe bet in this situation because he raised UTG. If he would have limped into the pot then maybe, but I would have made it about t125.

In this case you missed the flop completly and he raised UTG, so you have to give him credit for something. I would have checked/folded.