Middle pair and a gutshot against everyone and their brother...

[chesspain]

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

This was my first hand at the table--hence my post in the CO. The Button is a 2+2er. I'm most interested in thoughts about my initial flop action: call or raise?


Preflop: chesspain is CO with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. chesspain posts a blind of $2.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, chesspain (poster) checks, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB folds, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, chesspain calls.

Flop: (16.50 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(8 players) </font>
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, chesspain calls, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, chesspain calls, Button calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (15.75 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players) </font>
UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">chesspain raises</font>, Button folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 folds.

River: (22.75 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">chesspain bets</font>, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 24.75 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 24.75 BB, between chesspain and MP1.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by chesspain (24.75 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
MP1 shows 6d Kd (two pair, sixes and fives).
chesspain shows 5d 8s (three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: chesspain wins 24.75 BB. </font>