+EV?

[Gravy (Gravy Smoothie)]

Not sure about "firing the second barrel"-type bets, especially with two opponents on the flop. SB was a big fan of min-raising two broadway cards from the blinds and then checking them down when they miss, and MP is fairly weak.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.5 BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button ($20.25)
SB ($144.16)
BB ($39.46)
UTG ($41.2)
MP ($31.32)
Hero ($34.81)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, Button folds, SB calls $2.25, BB folds, UTG folds, MP calls $2.

Flop: ($8.50) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, MP checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6</font>, SB folds, MP folds.

Final Pot: $14.50

[CheckFold]

I think this is a +EV play. I'm a big fan of 2/3 to 3/4 pot sized bets to follow up a preflop raise into 1 or 2 others. In this case, I think your immediate fold equity is there, and it's even more +EV when considering the chance of making your hand on the turn or river and extracting more bets from a straight or flush draw who could very well just call additional bets and not get brave on you.

[ohkanada]

Seems perfectly reasonable to me.

I like the 3/4 pot bet on the flop. Just make sure you make the same bet when you flop a set or have a overpair, or your smarter opponents will start noticing.

Ken

[greg nice]

firing the second barrel refers to following up with another bluff on the turn.

you only fired the first barrel and about 75% of the players do this already.

[BullChip]

Standard play, looks like they missed w/ high cards or scared silly w/ their baby pockets.

I'll bet w/ this hand about 90-95% of the time on the flop. Chances are you're ahead.

[Gravy (Gravy Smoothie)]

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firing the second barrel refers to following up with another bluff on the turn.


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Roight. Thanks for the feedback everyone, just wanted to make sure this was standard.

[BobboFitos]

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Chances are you're ahead.


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This is hugely overlooked. People often think they are "bluffing" when they follow up their bet into a field of 2 opponents or so with big cards. Oftentimes Ace/Jack high on such a board is in fact the best hand.

And yes, this is standard. I normally shut down on the turn if called, very player / board dependant though.