AJo gutshot vs flop bet

[DavidC]

Villain just showed up at table and I have no reads.

Please comment on as many streets as you are able (if you choose to comment).

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

MP1 ($32.01)
MP2 ($30.7)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($44.65)</font>
CO ($28.5)
Button ($23.9)
SB ($30.36)
BB ($43.88)
<font color="#C00000">UTG ($23.45)</font>
UTG+1 ($14.11)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with J/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.1.
UTG calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls $0.25, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, UTG calls $0.75, MP2 calls $0.75.

Flop: ($3.35) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.75</font>, MP2 folds, Hero calls $0.75.

Turn: ($4.85) A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, UTG calls $3.

River: ($10.85) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, UTG calls $3.

Final Pot: $16.85

[steaknshake925]

consider limping preflop but raising is good too.

i like bettin smaller maybe 1/2 pot on the turn, or checking behind turn to keep the pot small, and call a bet/valuebet the river.

given the turn action river seems fine, nice value bet.

[spoohunter]

I think raising this flop to $5 is ok too, as it will often fold these extremely weak bets. Not because you have a gutshot/overcard, but simply because you raised preflop.

[euk]

I would play it same vs. unknown.

[DavidC]

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I think raising this flop to $5 is ok too, as it will often fold these extremely weak bets. Not because you have a gutshot/overcard, but simply because you raised preflop.

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I like that idea. Sometimes I use it and sometimes not. Initiative is goot. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

However, I wonder what my chances of stacking this poor mofo is if I hit my gutshot, as if he has top pair, it will still be top pair, and he didn't give me correct (pot) odds to go for the gutshot.

--Dave.

[DavidC]

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consider limping preflop but raising is good too.

i like bettin smaller maybe 1/2 pot on the turn, or checking behind turn to keep the pot small, and call a bet/valuebet the river.

given the turn action river seems fine, nice value bet.

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Hmm...

I underbet the pot on the turn because the card was scary enough that a weak made hand couldn't call too much... I'm not really familiar with how to exercise pot control or play position.

What do you think of betting $5-$7 on this river? While it's true that sometimes the opponent will be semi-bluffing and fold to the bet, I figure I'm liable to get called with the same range of hands on the $5 bert as the $3, though I'm not sure about $7 vs $3 or $7 vs $5. Maybe even $4.50 just for psychological reasons.

--Dave.

[-Skeme-]

Fold preflop. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[steaknshake925]

yea i think ur turn bet was fine actually.

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What do you think of betting $5-$7 on this river? While it's true that sometimes the opponent will be semi-bluffing and fold to the bet, I figure I'm liable to get called with the same range of hands on the $5 bert as the $3

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good point, the hands that are callin $3 are probly callin $5. i make make it $4.99 on the river.