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wegs the wegs

02-19-2005, 02:07 AM

I think on this hand I am ahead the of the raiser the entire way. However being first to act against three people scared me.

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP2 ($54.65)
CO ($34.15)
Button ($28.65)
SB ($14.25)
Hero ($49.50)
UTG ($43.10)
UTG+1 ($56.55)
MP1 ($102.50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls $0.50, 2 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, CO raises to $1, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.50, UTG calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50.

Flop: ($4.25) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks, CO checks.

Turn: ($4.25) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks, CO checks.

River: ($4.25) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks, CO checks.

Final Pot: $4.25

Should I have bet? Where? The initial raiser is a poor player that always does a little min raise with any face card. Did I play it right by checking the whole way or should I have raised preflop, flop, turn, or river???

tbach24

02-19-2005, 02:12 AM

Even though CO may be very bad, you still have to deal with UTG and MP2, therefore I think this is a muck. As it is, I bet the flop.

wegs the wegs

02-19-2005, 02:17 AM

I'm not mucking AJ even if it is offsuit for .50 on an extremely weak passive table. This is an auto call for me on a min raise when Im on the big blind.

tbach24

02-19-2005, 02:20 AM

By the way that you played this hand, apparently it shouldn't be. If I were to play this I would've re-raised to clear out UTG and MP2 in order to get heads up against a bad player.

Do you limp UTG with AJ as well?

wegs the wegs

02-19-2005, 02:34 AM

Depends on how the table is playing.

Sometimes I do. Sometimes I raise. Sometimes I fold.

Whatever I feel the moment calls for.

xorbie

02-19-2005, 04:46 AM

Why not just bet the turn? If someone has flopped a really powerful flush, you will out know before yours hits and you get in trouble. Then after your flush hits, why not bet? If they come over the top, you're left with a tough decision, but not particularly tougher than what happens if they bet into you in the first place. If nothing else, you might lose less to a Q /images/graemlins/heart.gif flush by throwing out a $2 bet.

AncientPC

02-19-2005, 11:58 PM

I pot flop and turn, blocking bet or check / call a small bet on the river.