Awkward hand...

[ARodOSU]

Is there any other way to play this type of hand from the BB in a loose-passive game?

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (7 SB) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(7 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, SB folds, Hero folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, MP3 folds, UTG+1 folds.

Final Pot: 6 BB

[Jules22]

looks good from here. think about all the cards that bury you on the turn, and then think about your kicker.

[Lurker4]

I'd play it the same...you are likely way behind in a 7-way pot, and if not, you are only slightly ahead against overs and OESDs.

[Fnord]

Horrible flop for top pair, you're almost always smoked by showdown and the pot isn't big enough to suck it up.

[jgorham]

I think the way you played this hand is weak. When the action first gets to you, it is clearly a check. Your next action will depend entirely on where a bet comes from. If you can force the field to call 2 bets cold by raising MP3 (especially if SB folds to this bet), then you can earn yourself a lot of pot equity. If you check, it gets bet, and there are 3 or 4 callers back to you, you can call as well, as your 5 outs will give you a fairly solid hand.

Remember, even though you don't have a great hand, the pot is moderately large and you don't want to give up the equity you have in it.

[chesspain]

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I think the way you played this hand is weak. When the action first gets to you, it is clearly a check. Your next action will depend entirely on where a bet comes from. If you can force the field to call 2 bets cold by raising MP3 (especially if SB folds to this bet), then you can earn yourself a lot of pot equity. If you check, it gets bet, and there are 3 or 4 callers back to you, you can call as well, as your 5 outs will give you a fairly solid hand.

Remember, even though you don't have a great hand, the pot is moderately large and you don't want to give up the equity you have in it.

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Everything above would be fine if you were going to be all-in after the flop. The fact that you have to face two big bet streets, out of position, with a hand that should be scared of any card other than a 2 or a 7 appears to make this a fold.

So, I'll see your Pot Equity and raise you one Reverse Implied Odds.

[jgorham]

Aw come on now, there are 7sb in the pot on the flop. Even if we assume he needs to hit a 7 or 2 to win this pot, he should still see the turn assuming he isn't facing two bets cold.