Two Turn Decisions...

[Ian M.]

HAND 1

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (4.75 BB) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero...?</font>

HAND 2

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (10 SB) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls, SB calls, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (7.50 BB) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero...?</font>

What is the best play in these situations?

[Ian M.]

PS: Feel free to comment on the pre-turn play if anyone thinks I went wrong.

[hate]

I like your Hand 1 pf raise, and I 3-bet both.

[Hojglad]

Raise up. You are almost surely ahead in hand 1. In hand 2, not only do you have top two pair, but you have a draw to the second best flush.

[DeathDonkey]

We are much more likely to be ahead in hand 2 than hand 1 IMO. If we have a passive read on UTG in hand 1 I could find a fold. Hand 2 is an easy 3 bet with top two and 4 to the flush.

-DeathDonkey

[hate]

You really think we're against AQ, KJ, or a set here?

[DeathDonkey]

That's why a read on UTG helps. But yes I think KJ is a likely hand.

-DeathDonkey

[Ian M.]

I 3-bet in both situations. In both hands the player had the nut straight and capped the turn, and bet the river, which I called. I just wanted to make sure that reraising was the right play instead of simply calling, most players in the .50/1 game on party seem pretty passive.