A10o OOP
 

I stink, I know. Comments on the play of this hand? Just felt strange to me. Button has generally been aggressive. UTG will play any big cards. No read on SB.

When calling hands like this pre-flop out of the blinds I sometimes feel like I don't know exactly where I am. I'll post this in stages:


Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB calls, Hero calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero???

Re: A10o OOP
 

I'd raise for value, and to put pressure on the pfr in case he's drawing to a 5-outer or gutshot.

Re: A10o OOP
 

I'd RAISE!

Re: A10o OOP
 

I raise in this spot with top pair/decent kicker and two backdoor draws.


If button calls/3-bets or SB 3-bets what do we do on the turn unimproved?

Re: A10o OOP
 

With an aggressive button and only one limper to him his range is very large, so I raise this and probably call down unimproved if he 3 bets.

Re: A10o OOP
 

Unless he's ultra laggro preflop, you gotta dump this preflop dude.

Re: A10o OOP
 

you need to raise here to protect and isolate, if hes not a lag im folding to a 3 bet prob, the call preflop is stinky
cdl

Re: A10o OOP
 

my first grunch.....for me, a SB bet into a PRF usually smells of 2pr or better but he might be raising his flush/straightdraw

but you gotta reraise. If you get heads up and SB keeps betting Ill prob be weaktight and call down whilst hoping Ill catch a runner A high flush [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

cant wait to see how it progresses but Ill take a stab and say SB has A5s

Re: A10o OOP
 

raise it up. Make it expensive to draw out on you. You have no reason to think that you don't have the best hand atm.

Re: A10o OOP
 

Raise.

The preflop call is slightly on the loose side, but basically fine, especially when you consider that button could have been trying to isolate so his range is a little wider than normal.