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Old 09-01-2005, 02:43 PM
Scuba Chuck Scuba Chuck is offline
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Default A set of 9s - do I keep two players in the pot?

Typing from HH

UTG 990
UTG+1 1610
MP1 835
MP2 635
MP3 1025
LP 975
CO 970
Button (hero) 980
SB 990
BB 990

Blinds: (5/10)
Preflop: Hero is dealt 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG calls 10, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, SB raises to 45, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls

Flop (t210) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
SB bets 100, UTG calls 100, Hero calls 100

Turn (t510) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
SB bets 250, UTG calls 250, Hero...

<font color="blue"> What's your line of action here?

Option 1: I raise, and I'm most likely going to isolate SB, and lose UTG.

Option 2: I call, and let SB bet into the river, and see if I can extract more chips out of UTG. Thus moving allin on the river rather than the turn.

Reads: UTG is a huge donkey

FWIW, I raised on the turn to 500, SB moved allin, and UTG folded. </font>
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Old 09-01-2005, 02:44 PM
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Default Re: A set of 9s - do I keep two players in the pot?

Id move in on the turn. The pot is pretty big
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Old 09-01-2005, 02:45 PM
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Default Re: A set of 9s - do I keep two players in the pot?

Here I don't mind calling one more time.

EDIT, I like your min raise here also, both are good plays in my book.
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Old 09-01-2005, 02:49 PM
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Default Re: A set of 9s - do I keep two players in the pot?

I'd play it exactly the way you did.
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Old 09-01-2005, 02:54 PM
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Default Re: A set of 9s - do I keep two players in the pot?

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I'd play it exactly the way you did.

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Agreed. The flop is about as safe as you get to slow-play a set. But the pot is big and flush draws scare me (even back-door flush draws). Some donkey calls a raise out of position with A2 of clubs and sticks around with bottom pair, an overcard and a backdoor nut flush draw. Make him pay for that river.
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Old 09-01-2005, 02:56 PM
Ricardido Ricardido is offline
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Default Re: A set of 9s - do I keep two players in the pot?

Id push- stop people hitting things like higher set/flush etc - although i doubt your up against more than a pair of kings here.
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Old 09-01-2005, 02:58 PM
adanthar adanthar is offline
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Default Re: A set of 9s - do I keep two players in the pot?

Perfect. If it was the 3 of spades I'd probably just call but I like the minraise here - if UTG picked up a flush draw he will call all of this anyway and you'll get both their chips in now.
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Old 09-01-2005, 03:00 PM
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Default Re: A set of 9s - do I keep two players in the pot?

I like your play. If you just call, SB will most likely push the river. Which will make UTG fold unless he hit something huge like a flush. I'd min-raise like you did, hope both SB and UTG call. Then you're looking at a 3 way all in on the river.
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