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splashpot
12-16-2005, 11:57 PM
PartyPoker - NL Texas Hold'em $30 Buy-in + $3 Entry Fee Tournament | Level: 3 - 7 players (Converter: PGC (http://client.pokergrader.com))

SB is 16/7/- (55)
UTG is 31/7/2.4 (55)

Chip Counts:
Button: 2585 Chips
SB: 595 Chips
<font color="red">Hero: 725 Chips</font>
UTG: 1350 Chips
UTG+1: 1670 Chips
MP1: 665 Chips
CO: 410 Chips

Hero is BB with J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
Blinds are 25/50

PreFlop
<font color="green">UTG Calls</font>, <font color="blue">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="blue">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="blue">CO folds</font>, <font color="blue">Button folds</font>
<font color="green">SB Calls</font>, <font color="green">Hero checks</font>

(3 players) FLOP: 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif ( Pot Size: 150 Chips )
<font color="green">SB checks</font>, <font color="red">Hero BETS ($100)</font>, <font color="red">UTG RAISES ($200)</font>
<font color="blue">SB folds</font>, <font color="green">Hero Calls</font>

(2 players) TURN: 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ( Pot Size: 550 Chips )
Hero is All-In
1C5
12-17-2005, 12:07 AM
Most likely fold is the right play, UTG call, I put him on AQ or KQ most likely.
12-17-2005, 12:07 AM
That is you going all in on the turn, not UTG right?

The play is fine.

There are many ways to play this hand, obviously. But there are only a few ways that you should fold the flop and especially the turn.

#1. To be single tabling
or
#2. To know that this player is better then and/or tighter then you.
12-17-2005, 12:12 AM
I really cant see AQ or KQ UTG check-min-raising very often to 200 especially with 2 hearts.
12-17-2005, 12:32 AM
What hand would check-minraise that hero beats? I think you could call and check turn without a read and see what villain does. I don't think checking the flop is horrible either. Sometimes free cards will ruin your hand, but it keeps the pot small and lends your hand some deception.
adanthar
12-17-2005, 12:34 AM
That's not a check/minraise, that's a minraise.

If I bet this flop, it's with the intention of folding. But given your stack size, I'm likely check/pushing.