Very awkward hand with TT

[hmkpoker]

Little is known about UTG+1, other than his stats are 23/10/2.00 after 23 hands

I figured that the pot was large enough to justify seeing a turn, and if I "woke up," and the action slowed down, I might have the best hand. This was not the case, so I folded.


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Preflop: Hero is UTG with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls, BB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (7.75 BB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP2 folds, CO calls, BB folds, Hero folds.

River: (12.75 BB) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, CO folds.

Final Pot: 13.75 BB

[Vote4Pedro]

why did you check the flop?

[Roland19]

I see no reason to check the flop. Check/raise maybe, was that what you were thinking? Anyhow, that drastically changes future action on the hand. The way you played it, however, the turn fold is very very correct.

[Moozh]

Bet the flop and go from there. The queen isn't good, but it's better than seeing a king or an ace. If he raises you on the flop, I might check-fold the turn.

Donk betting (what you did on the turn), is becomming common enough that even a weaker player will know that it signifies a marginal hand. Think, would you have played AQ that way? No one would. The only reason I donk-bet is when I have a very strong hand and I want to be raised on the turn.

[hmkpoker]

The problem is that betting out the flop doesn't protect my hand. Getting 11:1, anyone can call. My best bet is to try for a check-raise, but that failed, and now I cannot raise.

With 7 BB in the pot on the turn, betting out does protect, and if the action slows I have a better idea of whether I have the best hand.

[Vote4Pedro]

giving them 11:1 odds is better than giving them infinite odds