77 UTG with a raise from SB

[RustyCJ]

SB is 54/19/1.5 after 42 hands

I know open limping is bad in general, this table had been pretty loose, typically 4-6 players to the flop and there was extra money in from the CO posting. The only 1 doing any real raising had been the SB.

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Preflop: Hero is UTG with 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
Hero calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO (poster) checks, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, BB calls, Hero calls, MP2 calls, CO calls, Button calls.

Flop: (12 SB) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP2 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.

Turn: (10 BB) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 folds, SB calls, BB folds.

River: (12 BB) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>

Final Pot: 13 BB

[Yerma]

Looks normal to me.

[KingOtter]

Open limping isn't a bad thing when you're sitting at a table with 9 other people and are in early position with a mid-pair.

I don't think I'm raising that flop, but as you played it I would have checked that turn. Why raise if you don't take the free card when it's given to you? Especially since SB might have overcards that the K might have hit.

KO

[Niediam]

nh

[Eeegah]

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I know open limping is bad in general

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Urrrgh, who ever said this? This ain't 6-max, an early pos limp w/ 77 is fine.

That said I'm not sure what the flop raise was supposed to accomplish, and I'm rather sure that the turn was just spew.

[Niediam]

Because hero probably has the best hand.

The fact that SB might have had overcards on the flop is a reason to bet not check the turn.

[RustyCJ]

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That said I'm not sure what the flop raise was supposed to accomplish, and I'm rather sure that the turn was just spew.

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I raised because I thought I may have the best hand against the SB who has raised 19% of his hands. My 7s might be best, I have a GSSD and BDFD even though it's incredibly weak.

There are tons of overcards I'd like to see fold, I'd also like to get rid of high singleton spades.

I wanted to thin the field as much as possible.

[RustyCJ]

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Looks normal to me.

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The play on this hand isn't easy for me, the overcard on the flop and the overcard on the turn make me want to puke, I wanted to make sure this play is ok and I'm not overplaying my hand.

[Eeegah]

I'd like this much better if we were heads up.

[RustyCJ]

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I'd like this much better if we were heads up.

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if this had been HU i never would have posted this hand.

[MN_Mime]

I like it.

PF - open-limp is fine. Calling the raise is fine.

Flop - I like the raise. Punish overcards for drawing, value-bet your 2nd pair, redraw with a gutshot.

Turn - I'm not sure about the turn bet. You might get a 9 to fold, but it's a potential minefield. I think I take the free card here since you're probably behind and drawing to ~4 outs (gotta discount the 2 set outs and the 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif).

River - automatic bet (and cap if you're getting action headsup from the PFR).