Misplayed Set > Boat

[-Skeme-]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed)

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saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

MP2 ($80.60)
Hero ($215.70)
CO ($29)
Button ($21.35)
SB ($62.10)
BB ($41.45)
UTG ($23.65)
UTG+1 ($315.20)
MP1 ($94.50)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $2</font>, MP1 calls $2, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $2, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB calls $1.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: ($9) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets $2</font>, MP1 calls $2, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $9</font>, SB folds, UTG+1 calls $7, MP1 calls $7.

Turn: ($36) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets $5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to $10</font>, Hero calls $10, UTG+1 calls $5.

River: ($66) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets $4</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $194.7</font>, UTG+1 folds.

Final Pot: $264.70
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Hate how I played this. Preflop is fine. I like flop, although I could've and probably should've bet more. I had MP1 marked as a &lt;*}}&gt;&lt; and I really wanted him to hit his draw and pay me off, so I gave him great odds. But on second thought, if he's that big of a fish, I probably could've re-minraised or something to get the pot bigger for when he misses as he'll almost defenitely call that. River is bad in my opinion, but not terrible. I mean, who am I kidding? There is no way that Villain is calling this, but a value bet of $30-$40, sure, why not. He might call that.

Villain claims Aces a hand or so later. I tell him I had AKo. Any comments?

[Bukem_]

Make it $30 on the turn. At least one of them will call, certainly aces will call.

Then you can value bet a much more reasonable looking number in relation to the pot on the river so he is forced to call.

[-Skeme-]

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Make it $30 on the turn. At least one of them will call, certainly aces will call.

Then you can value bet a much more reasonable looking number in relation to the pot on the river so he is forced to call.

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Yeah, pretty much what I was thinking. That's probably the best line to take here. I don't see this thread getting many more replies. Thanks for the post.

[The_Bends]

At this level, if someone bets, then someone raises infront of me and I hold a strong boat then I go crazy. I'd consider an overbet here, but I'd pop it to at least $30-40, one of the two will call and you'll get a lot of money in the pot. The main weakness of players at this level is that once they've started a pot they feel they have to finish it to make sure they don't fold the winner, exploit that.