Hand Analysis

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MP2 ($12.75)
MP3 ($24.40)
CO ($10.40)
Hero ($24.65)
SB ($6)
BB ($13.75)
UTG ($46.05)
UTG+1 ($18.20)
MP1 ($24.65)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.25) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets $0.5</font>, Hero calls $0.50, SB folds, BB folds, MP2 calls $0.50.

Turn: ($2.75) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $2</font>, CO calls $2, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $7</font>, MP2 calls $5, CO folds.

River: ($18.75) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $2</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $20.75

[ryanghall]

I'd fold this preflop.

The call on the turn is fine, although a raise wouldn't be awful, especially if the bettor is tight.

I would not raise the turn at this point - this is probably your biggest mistake in the hand. You have position so just call.

The river fold is fine.

Ryan

Preflop: I could limp in for cheap and the table was tight/weak.

My reasoning for raising is that i had almost 9 outs to the flush, and 6 additonal outs to the straight. So, I had 15 outs to the winning hand (provided that my flush was good). I figured that this guy either had a weak ace or a medium PP. So, maybe my King might have been good.

With the raise, I wanted to see where I was and perhaps take it down now.

[ryanghall]

You need to learn pot control.

Wouldn't it just suck if he pushed here?

Ryan

[xorbie]

[ QUOTE ]
You need to learn pot control.

Wouldn't it just suck if he pushed here?

Ryan

[/ QUOTE ]

This has nothing to do with pot control. Take the cheap draw, he's bet twice at the pot so I doubt you have much FE.

[j0wlev]

Semi-bluffs don't work that well when you are in position...

Why not?

[UOPokerPlayer]

Take your cheap draw on the turn, you're not going to take it down enough to make the raise profitable.