Reasonable set laydown or weak/tight?

parappa · #1 08-13-2004, 04:55 AM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed)

BB (t800)
UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t800)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t800)
CO (t800)
Button (t800)
Hero (t800)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls t15, Button calls t15, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero bets t125, BB folds, UTG raises to t250, CO folds, Button folds, Hero calls t125.

Turn: (t575) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets t125, Hero calls t125.

River: (t825) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets t410 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1235

PITTM · #2 08-13-2004, 05:18 AM

its pretty weak if you ask me, especially with the pot size. you had to call about a 1/3rd pot sized bet to win with a set? ill take those odds any day of the week, especially a tourney where you already spent half your chips on the hand.

rj

Hood · #3 08-13-2004, 05:18 AM

I don't like the flat-call on the flop when you were raised. I think it's either push or fold here. I think this is the error on the hand, not the fold on the river.

Either you think he's made the flush (in which case I fold) or you think he's drawing to the flush, bluffing, or has some other hand (in which case I push). Personally I tend towards the latter in my low-buyin games (if this was a 50-200 I imagine you'd respect a flush more). But in 10+1, he could easily have top pair or the ace of clubs. On the times he does turn over 2 clubs, I've got quite a few outs to a full.

Calling I don't think achieves anything here, and from there on you had put yourself in a tricky situation.

parappa · #4 08-13-2004, 05:32 AM

This makes perfect sense; thanks.