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07-18-2005, 11:00 AM
Ok here is the situation.

I am in a 5-5 NL ring game and I have a little over 1k in front of me.

In middle position I receive pocket kings (KcKs)...Everyone folds to me.. I come in with a $25 bet. Button (approx. $800 stack size and weak tight) calls me and the big blind (about 1k stack size and tight aggressive)also calls.

Flop comes

Kd 3d 6c

Beautiful flop

Big blind bets into me.. $150.. I raise to $500..

Button folds right away... big blind sits for a minute and calls my raise.

Turn card is 10d

Big blind pushes all in.. about $600 or so. I am in a predicament.. It took me 5 minutes, but I decided to fold.

I showed him I had a set and after the hand was done he told me he had 7d9d.. crap hand. Anyhow I didnt have the correct odds to call the turn in hopes of pairing the board correct? I believe I didnt. But did he have the correct odds of calling my raise on the flop?

Thanks for any input

Leptyne
07-18-2005, 11:19 AM
Of course you need better odds for your money to make any of those plays. As always, it depends. Their could be other considerations. Reminds me of the Clint Eastwood line "Feel lucky? Go ahead, make my day!".

ArtVandelay
07-18-2005, 12:06 PM
I think the turn laydown is probably a mistake, although not a big one

it's 600 to you with 1675 in the pot, so you need to win 26.4% of the time for a call to be correct; here's your odds against various hands for villain:

flush w/ 6d: 20.5%
flush w/out 6d: 22.7%
lower set: 97.7%
two pair: 100%
flush draw: 81.8%

if there's even a 5% chance he doesn't have a flush then you have odds to call, and in my experience it's almost impossible to put someone on a hand with more than 90% certainty

DrPublo
07-18-2005, 12:23 PM
When you raise to $500 on the flop (half you stack!) you have to be willing to get the rest in on the turn no matter what falls.

The Doc

07-18-2005, 12:37 PM
Why is that Dr?

07-18-2005, 12:50 PM
Ok Art so you are saying that it would be correct to call if I DIDNT know he had the flush? If we had x-ray vision and saw he had the flush, I have a 4.3 to 1 shot in pairing the board correct? Does that give me correct odds in calling when pot odds were 2.8 to 1? When the 10 came on the turn, he also had a gutshot straight draw at this point too... 4 additional outs

thabadguy
07-18-2005, 01:19 PM
If ur gonna muck this after putting half ur stack in on the flop, ppl will beat u like a red headed step child, and
telling that u folded a set is even worse, the only option is calling on turn, or your flop raises are gonna not get any respect, You played the hand fine until u mucked it.

ArtVandelay
07-18-2005, 01:23 PM
hmm, where to begin...

he doesn't need to his his gutshot on the river, he already has you beat

you're 3.4:1 to fill/quad, not 4.3:1

but that's the point, you don't have x-ray vision... trying to put your opponent on an exact hand and then acting accordingly is a classic beginner mistake in NLH... you should put him on a range of hands and assign probabilities to each and make your decision that way... and the math says if there's even a 5% chance he doesn't have a flush you should call

if you're really, really more than 95% sure he has a flush you can fold, but given the action I just don't think you can be that confident (after all, why did he call the flop???)

07-18-2005, 01:52 PM
Can you just show me the math where you got 3.4:1 to pair the board? Don't I have 12 outs?

07-18-2005, 01:56 PM
My mistake.. I have 10 outs to fill up or make quads..not 12... correct? Can you show me the math?

Ole16
07-18-2005, 02:01 PM
The math ???? You count how many cards will help you.

I have a hard time believing this is a serious post.
The questions you ask are so basic, Im amazed you play 5/5.
I would consider moving down in limits asap if I were you.

07-18-2005, 02:19 PM
Ya I am asking a basic question and no one seems to have an answer. I wanna know how he got 3.4:1 odds when there are 10 cards left in the deck to help me.

What is the answer?

FoxwoodsFiend
07-18-2005, 02:23 PM
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Anyhow I didnt have the correct odds to call the turn in hopes of pairing the board correct? I believe I didnt. But did he have the correct odds of calling my raise on the flop?

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Please don't post these types of questions again. This math is not too difficult.

FoxwoodsFiend
07-18-2005, 02:26 PM
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Ya I am asking a basic question and no one seems to have an answer. I wanna know how he got 3.4:1 odds when there are 10 cards left in the deck to help me.

What is the answer?

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3.4:1 is the same as the ratio of the cards that don't help you to the cards that do. 34:10 is the same thing as 3.4:1

gomberg
07-18-2005, 02:27 PM
10 cards win : 34 cards lose
10:34
1:3.4

There you go...

oh, and 52 cards - your 2 - 4 board cards = 46 - opponents' supposed flush cards = 44

Hopefully I didn't make some rediculous mistake in that /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Oh, and as others have said... you should play very low stakes until you understand these concepts a little more. You're going to have some expensive lessons... Your opponent BTW made a terrible call on the flop.

FoxwoodsFiend
07-18-2005, 02:32 PM
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10 cards win : 34 cards lose
10:34
1:3.4


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1:3.4?!? I THOUGHT IT WAS 3.4:1! WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

Ole16
07-18-2005, 02:33 PM
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10 cards win : 34 cards lose
10:34
1:3.4


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1:3.4?!? I THOUGHT IT WAS 3.4:1! WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

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"Hopefully I didn't make some rediculous mistake in that "

Hmmm I dont know - did you ?? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

07-18-2005, 02:48 PM
Thanks for the advice Foxwoods.. Appreciate it

Do you play at Foxwoods a lot? I have probably seen you there.. Although I havent been in a little while

Do you live in New Haven?

gomberg
07-18-2005, 02:49 PM
nh

DrPublo
07-18-2005, 03:14 PM
I apologize to the forum for actually providing a serious answer to this ridiculous post.

OP, do you play the 5/5 at Foxwoods regularly? I'm thinking of driving up.

The Doc

TheWorstPlayer
07-18-2005, 05:44 PM
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OP, do you play the 5/5 at Foxwoods regularly? I'm thinking of driving up.


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Cause and effect?

arod15
07-18-2005, 05:46 PM
Your a stronger man than me. You made the right lay down. THe odds werent in your favor. He played like a tool and sucked out se la vi.... Nice lay down i need to try it.

thabadguy
07-19-2005, 04:11 AM
se la vi
WOW!!