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kdotsky
03-09-2005, 08:09 PM
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG+1 (t985)
MP1 (t810)
MP2 (t975)
MP3 (t1488)
CO (t515)
Button (t2122)
SB (t1160)
BB (t955)
Hero (t990)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t70</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls t70, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, SB calls t60, BB calls t50.

Flop: (t280) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t50</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t200</font>, MP1 folds, SB calls t200, BB folds.

Turn: (t730) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Here SB puts me all in.

This really sucks. His call on the flop is a big red flag. the thing is if he flopped a set or something, wouldn't it be obvious he needs to raise? It's a 4-way pot with a flush draw on board and he's facing a min-bet and a solid raise. When he pushes on the turn, I'm very confused. I thought he had hearts, but now I think I might be behind. Maybe AJ?

Keep in mind it's early in a step 4 (top 8 get step5, 9-10 get step 4, 11-13 get step3, 14 gets step 2) with 19 players.

Thoughts?

kdotsky
03-21-2005, 04:03 PM
bump

EnderFFX
03-21-2005, 04:08 PM
I think you put yourself in this situation by not raising enough pre-flop. I would have made it at least 120, and if you get a call, you know what type of hands you are against.

Mad Genius1
03-21-2005, 04:35 PM
SB probably puts you on exactly what you have. Which means that he probably knows that if he checks to you, you will bet. I think if he has AJ or a set he would checkraise here, and more often than not you will be looking at something like 9xh or Jxh.

kdotsky
03-21-2005, 05:25 PM
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SB probably puts you on exactly what you have. Which means that he probably knows that if he checks to you, you will bet. I think if he has AJ or a set he would checkraise here, and more often than not you will be looking at something like 9xh or Jxh.

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If he puts me on exactly what I have, he may also be pushing thinking I will call.

adanthar
03-21-2005, 07:18 PM
This one's greatly dependent on who it is. If it's a name I recognize I'd be more likely to fold.

But I'd play it differently and just call the flop bet. If someone has hearts, fine; 80% of the time I blow them away on the turn and right now I'm almost certainly ahead. I also would much rather let BB bluff a second street.