Expensive trips - how would you have played it?

[roundhouse]

As you can see, newbie poster here, so please be gentle! Playing this hand back I reckon I should have backed off when the turn card fell... how would you guys have played it?

MP1 is a maniac, betting, cold calling and even raising with junk hands.

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Preflop: Hero is UTG with 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif.
Hero calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, SB calls, BB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 3-bets</font>, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP1 calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 caps</font>, Hero calls.

River: (14.50 BB) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 caps</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 22.50 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 22.50 BB, between MP1 and Hero.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by MP1 (22.50 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows 7s 7c (three of a kind, sevens).
MP1 shows 3d 6h (straight, eight high).
Outcome: MP1 wins 22.50 BB. </font>


PS Love the forum. Any other UK posters out there?

[bisonbison]

After the eight falls, I would bet and then go into call-down mode if raised.

[JDErickson]

exactly my thoughts. Hopefully you pair the board on river and can go to town on him.

[sthief09]

sorry, pet peave, but you have a "set" not "trips."

FWIW I agree with bison and JD

[SpaceAce]

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sorry, pet peave, but you have a "set" not "trips."

FWIW I agree with bison and JD

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Actually, it's a "set of trips" so trips is accurate although most people think of two on the board when they hear trips. Not that it makes a difference.

Dude, you need to slow down when your opponent gets all happy with a four-straight out.

SpaceAce

[Peter Harris]

My sentiments the same - when the turn is 4578, you have to bet out and if raised, the guy will have a 6 at low limits. Just call down turn raise and check-call river unless the board pairs.

Peter Harris
(From Cheddar (Somerset), now at Edinburgh uni)

[roundhouse]

Thanks for the feedback. I normally don't raise enough - guess I was overcompensating this time!

Agree I should have given him credit for the 6 once the turn 8 fell, but what if it had been something more innocuous and he kept betting; would check-calling still have been the right move?

At least I've encouraged him to keep playing that 63o.

RH