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FakeKramer
09-16-2005, 01:11 PM
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx (http://www.zerodivide.cx/converter)

CO (t3130)
Button (t755)
SB (t1870)
Hero (t670)
UTG (t685)
MP (t890)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls t50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t150) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, MP checks.

Turn: (t150) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t50</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, MP calls t150, SB calls t100.

River: (t600) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets t200</font> Hero????
45suited
09-16-2005, 01:15 PM
I would never have faced the river decision because I'm pushing this pre-flop...
FakeKramer
09-16-2005, 01:23 PM
Why?
45suited
09-16-2005, 01:28 PM
1) You've got t620 after posting. There's 150 in the pot. Adding 24% to my stack looks pretty good.

2) Look at the chipstacks of your opponents. MPs is perfect for you to push here. MP has 840 after limping. Enough that he's not desperate, but not so much that he can call and lose w/o being crippled. SB completed PF, which means that he has two cards.

3) You actually have a decent hand in the event that you're called. Does MP have a better ace? Anything is possible, but is he open limping with AT+? Unlikely.

Most often, pushing adds 24% to your stack PF. Sometimes you'll get called and win anyway.
bennies
09-16-2005, 01:28 PM
tough river decision but I would fold. MP's flat call on the turn is scary. Almost all Aces beat you and he could easily be slowplaying more than that.

On the turn I like the raise, but I think it's close between a call, raise or push.

A preflop push is an option too, I would like a read on MP for this though.
45suited
09-16-2005, 01:33 PM
BTW, you must call the river. You really think there's no chance that he's on a busted flush draw????

You're likely beat, but I can't see getting around calling here. You guys both checked the river, think about how infrequently he needs to take this pot down for his small bet to be profitable.

I dunno... I like to keep things simple. As I said, I would've pushed PF.