Tyler Durden
08-24-2003, 11:56 AM
Online 2-4 game. Texas Hold 'Em.
This was a weird hand and I played it in what I call an interesting manner.
I have QQ in the SB.
Three limpers, then the cutoff raises. I coldcall, as does the BB and all the limpers. 6 to the flop.
In a live game I'd probably 3-bet here, as I likely have the best hand. And the way Empire games are, it's almost a sure thing that I have the best hand. But, since I don't really know who my opponents are, I wanted to see a flop and go from there, especially since my hand was vulnerable to overcards and I'm out of position. Anyway....
Flop comes T-5-5 rainbow. Tyler likey. I check w/ the intention of checkraising the PFR. Checked to one of the limpers (he's pretty bad and wild) who bets. The guy after him raises. Folded back to me and I checkraise 3-bet b/c I doubt either of them has a 5. Maybe I should have coldcalled and saved the checkraise for the turn? But it's a drawless flop so that would look suspicious. Although most of the Empire players are so bad they wouldn't even think about that. Anyhoo.....they both call my check 3-bet.
Turn is a Queen, Tyler fills up.
I bet out, wild and bad guy raises, guy after him coldcalls.
I 3-bet, bad and wild guy caps, guy coldcalls again. I call.
River is a King. I check. Bad and wild bets, guy after him calls, I raise, bad and wild 3-bets, guy after him coldcalls, I cap, both call.
Comments on all of these streets would be appreciated because I know many would play all of them differently. See if you can figure out what they had?
thanks much.
This was a weird hand and I played it in what I call an interesting manner.
I have QQ in the SB.
Three limpers, then the cutoff raises. I coldcall, as does the BB and all the limpers. 6 to the flop.
In a live game I'd probably 3-bet here, as I likely have the best hand. And the way Empire games are, it's almost a sure thing that I have the best hand. But, since I don't really know who my opponents are, I wanted to see a flop and go from there, especially since my hand was vulnerable to overcards and I'm out of position. Anyway....
Flop comes T-5-5 rainbow. Tyler likey. I check w/ the intention of checkraising the PFR. Checked to one of the limpers (he's pretty bad and wild) who bets. The guy after him raises. Folded back to me and I checkraise 3-bet b/c I doubt either of them has a 5. Maybe I should have coldcalled and saved the checkraise for the turn? But it's a drawless flop so that would look suspicious. Although most of the Empire players are so bad they wouldn't even think about that. Anyhoo.....they both call my check 3-bet.
Turn is a Queen, Tyler fills up.
I bet out, wild and bad guy raises, guy after him coldcalls.
I 3-bet, bad and wild guy caps, guy coldcalls again. I call.
River is a King. I check. Bad and wild bets, guy after him calls, I raise, bad and wild 3-bets, guy after him coldcalls, I cap, both call.
Comments on all of these streets would be appreciated because I know many would play all of them differently. See if you can figure out what they had?
thanks much.