Small PP. Take a shot on the flop?

[Hawkeye27]

Thought I'd take a shot on the flop. I didn't want to commit anymore to this hand when I got called. Anyone bet the turn? How about the pot sized river bluff?


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (7 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB (t640)
BB (t2630)
UTG (t1820)
MP1 (t510)
MP2 (t1150)
Hero (t770)
Button (t480)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t30, Hero calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t150) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t50</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, MP2 calls t50.

Turn: (t250) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP2 checks, Hero checks.

River: (t250) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>....

Final Pot: t450

[david050173]

I think the flop bet is border line (with 4 people it is harder to bluff) but if you do this, it has to be a bigger bet (75-125).

I don't know about the river bluff. I am not sure if he will fold enough. Those 200 chips are pretty valuable.

[nuclear500]

Agree on the other post, raise a more significant amount. That was 1/3 the pot. He called, you're beat, especially since you gave him a free river in the event he had something like 9T and didn't believe the weak 50 bet to be that of someone with an Ace. If he had an Ace he played the hand badly, probably due to playing Ace rag.

Only thing you can beat is 78 that was drawing on a gutshot or two big cards like KQ or KJ not believing you for an Ace. I doubt he'd have called you with ducks.