(55) a type of hand I might be suggling to play: mid PP's

[Slim Pickens]

This is the third hand of the tournament so there are no real reads. Is this sort of play costing me a lot, or am I trapping continuation bets often enough here?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) internettexasholdem.com (http://www.internettexasholdem.com)

CO (t970)
Button (t870)
SB (t970)
BB (t970)
UTG (t820)
Hero (t970)
UTG+2 (t1000)
MP1 (t1430)
MP2 (t1000)
MP3 (t1000)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t15, Hero calls t15, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t75</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, BB calls t60, UTG calls t60, Hero calls t60.
<font color="blue">MP2 has a hand he considers a raising hand (store for later). I call closing the action with those callers in front of me.</font>

Flop: (t310) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks.
<font color="blue">So he checked behind. I'm thinking he doesn't like his hand and might want to see a free card. AA/KK/QQ/JJ are probably betting with the flush draw out there.</font>

Turn: (t310) T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t200</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets all-in t895</font>.
<font color="blue">He just bet 2/3 of the pot on a card that didn't change my relative status. Since I thought I was probably ahead after he checked behind on the flop, I'm putting him on maybe a missed AK/AQ. A/images/graemlins/diamond.gifx/images/graemlins/diamond.gif/K/images/graemlins/diamond.gifQ/images/graemlins/diamond.gif might also play this way since I don't really know what he thinks is a raising hand preflop.</font>

comments?

[psyduck]

these are also hands I struggle with. I call down with 88 here - let him hang himself.

[pergesu]

I think this is perfect and your reasoning is all solid.

[pergesu]

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these are also hands I struggle with. I call down with 88 here - let him hang himself.

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There's 505 in the pot looks like, that'd be very nice to add to hero's stack. Also there are a lot of cards you don't want to see on the river. Try to win the pot here, but at least force him to make a mistake by calling a raise with overcards or a flush draw.

[tigerite]

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I think this is perfect and your reasoning is all solid.

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I agree completely. MP2 is a bit of a mong really here. I'd have bet that flop for sure if I were him with AK, AQ or whatever, especially as it looks like I'm scared of the flush draw. However I'd also do it with JJ+ and the amount would be the same both times.

[bennies]

On the turn, I think I bet out, t200. I think I call an allin raise from MP2 but fold to a raise from one of the blinds.