pheasant tail (no 18)
04-07-2004, 02:40 AM
4/8 live
Table is really loose passive generally w/ one preflop maniac who will gladly put four bets in w/ anything but will fold to one bet on the flop if he gets none of it. If it's checked to him, he usually bets, even w/ nothing. He's in MP. I'm in BB w/ red kings.
Two limpers to him. He raises -- two cold calls, SB calls, I make it 3 bets. All call to him but one. He caps. All call.
Six to flop for like 25SB or so.
Flop comes QQK rainbow. Not quite sure what to do w/ this one. Not many could have a piece of it with only 1 K and 2 Qs unaccounted for and maybe a straight draw. Though I wanted to make some fancy a$$ play and trap for many bets I didn't have the heart to risk not collecting a few small bets from the passives who need at least something to call 8 on the turn. I bet. Got 4 callers (pre-flop maniac folds as I suspected).
Here's my PRIMARY question. Should I have checked? If so, should I have raised or waited for the turn to do so? It makes my stomach turn to check when there are people willing to give money away. It probably stings me a little too much when I can't raise because it's checked through. I guess I was hoping that someone had a Q and we could go to war w/ maybe a couple poor folks who had to protect their $4 from the initial bet.
Turn brings another Q. I bet. All fold but one who raises me. I call.
Secondary Question. Who reraises here? Obviously (I think), nobody folds. Certainly not if you knew the weak player who raised in conjunction w/ the size of the pot. He could have a Q but he could also have a K or a PP.
I just called. Then check called the river and he turned over AK /images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Table is really loose passive generally w/ one preflop maniac who will gladly put four bets in w/ anything but will fold to one bet on the flop if he gets none of it. If it's checked to him, he usually bets, even w/ nothing. He's in MP. I'm in BB w/ red kings.
Two limpers to him. He raises -- two cold calls, SB calls, I make it 3 bets. All call to him but one. He caps. All call.
Six to flop for like 25SB or so.
Flop comes QQK rainbow. Not quite sure what to do w/ this one. Not many could have a piece of it with only 1 K and 2 Qs unaccounted for and maybe a straight draw. Though I wanted to make some fancy a$$ play and trap for many bets I didn't have the heart to risk not collecting a few small bets from the passives who need at least something to call 8 on the turn. I bet. Got 4 callers (pre-flop maniac folds as I suspected).
Here's my PRIMARY question. Should I have checked? If so, should I have raised or waited for the turn to do so? It makes my stomach turn to check when there are people willing to give money away. It probably stings me a little too much when I can't raise because it's checked through. I guess I was hoping that someone had a Q and we could go to war w/ maybe a couple poor folks who had to protect their $4 from the initial bet.
Turn brings another Q. I bet. All fold but one who raises me. I call.
Secondary Question. Who reraises here? Obviously (I think), nobody folds. Certainly not if you knew the weak player who raised in conjunction w/ the size of the pot. He could have a Q but he could also have a K or a PP.
I just called. Then check called the river and he turned over AK /images/graemlins/smirk.gif