Overpair Hand #1

[bobbyi]

SB hasn't been playing many hands and has been doing little calling, so when he calls me on the flop I'm a bit worried. I bet the turn anyway. UTG is loose and passive and bad. When he check and calls the flop, I think he probably has a draw.

I'm not to sure what to do on the turn. I don't think either of them will call with a worse. But I don't want to give a free card since it's so dangerous for my hand here. So I decided to bet. I felt like if I bet any reasonable amount I was going to be committed, so I might as well push. Did I have a choice here?

Party Poker $25 No-Limit Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed)

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

<font color="#C00000">SB ($46.55)</font>
BB ($19.5)
<font color="#C00000">UTG ($24)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($27.32)</font>
CO ($63.08)
Button ($16.13)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.1.
UTG calls $0.25, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.2</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB (poster) calls $1.10, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG calls $0.95.

Flop: ($3.85) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, SB calls $4, UTG calls $4.

Turn: ($15.85) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $22.12 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB bets $41.35 (All-In)</font>, UTG calls $18.80 (All-In).

River: ($98.12) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 3 all-in)</font>

[TheWorstPlayer]

I'm probably betting ten. Sure you're probably committed once you bet ten, but you are hoping for loose calls by people who don't have odds to draw to their 5 outers. That is more likely to happen if you bet less.