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Isura
05-23-2005, 01:38 PM
Villain is loose, and not very good. Pot is pretty big on the river, so I didn't want to check/fold. I'm thinking check/fold might be better since my pair beats very few pairs.

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Preflop: Hero is UTG with 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (5.50 SB) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.

River: (5.75 BB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 8.75 BB
SomethingClever
05-23-2005, 01:44 PM
I'm not good enough postflop to raise 55 UTG yet, so for me this is either a limp or fold depending on table conditions.

However, postflop, I play it the same, except I think I check/call that river. Your hand has some showdown value, and the bet/fold line makes me throw up.

Plus, you might induce a bluff from A high.
Noodles
05-23-2005, 02:02 PM
i dont like it on the river,when i ma in this kind of situation I usually just check the river and hope that the guy bluffs,if he has a better hand so be it,
but what can you get by betting? you say he is loose so he wont fold a better hand,ok he will probably call with a lower hand but will that happen enough to be profitable?
also you never know he may try a raise bluff,
id rather check/call
Isura
05-23-2005, 02:41 PM
Yeah, this hand seems easier now. I like the check/call now too. For some reason, I think I misread the board when I played this hand, and saw 4 to a straight on that river (with A high making a 1 card straight), so bet/fold seemed correct. But in that case, check/fold is probably better anyways.