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AdamL
02-19-2005, 05:09 PM
This is one of those "Bet from nowhere" hands. I see top pair play it this way, trying to guard against giving a free card on the turn.

Opponent is just a little loose, and passive.

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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (4.33 SB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls.

Turn: (4.16 BB) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (10.16 BB) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 12.16 BB
brettbrettr
02-19-2005, 05:13 PM
He's not 3 betting the turn to prevent a free card. I don't know, can you fold here? Seems fairly clear given your read that your hand is not good.
AdamL
02-19-2005, 05:27 PM
It's the lead bet that is to prevent a free card (if that is what he is really doing... which is completely up in the air with his passivity)

I have a flush draw too. Is that no good here often enough to fold? His lead bet doesn't strike me as a made flush. Maybe a striaght.
brettbrettr
02-19-2005, 05:28 PM
Sorry, I misread. I dunno, I don't think I fdo it but I'm guessing you could have safely folded the river.
TripleH68
02-19-2005, 05:28 PM
Intersting hand.

I see your reasoning that BB would bet out on the turn with top pair to avoid your checking behind with say A/images/graemlins/diamond.gifQ/images/graemlins/club.gif if he is a thinking player.

It also stands to reason BB would not be defending his blind with a hand that would have made him two pair on the flop or turn.

Being passive though he is not likely to run at you without a solid holding and on that read I think I just call the turn(you may even be drawing dead). Against an aggressive player though I like your line a lot better.