20-40 hand

[J.A.Sucker]

Here's a hand that I thought was interesting from my 20-40 session last night at Bay 101.

There are 3 limpers to a bad player on my right, who raises. He's steaming. I have pocket 5's in the cutoff, and the button is a prop. I call. Button folds. The BB, & 3 limpers all call. 6 handed to the flop.

Flop: Kd 3c 6c. I have the 5c. It's checked to maniac, who checks (surprisingly). I check.

Turn: 2h. An EP player now bets out. He's not very good. It's folded to me. I raise. All fold to EP, who calls.

River: 6h. He bets, I call.

Comments on all streets welcome, and if you think the hand was boring, then you can comment on that, too.

[haakee]

Looks like you played it just fine. He mucked his busted flush draw when you called on the river?

[Noo Yawk]

Hi Sucker,

Pre-flop, I would consider a 3 bet here in the cut-off. But obviously your call is a no brainer.

After the free card gave you 3 more clean outs, I love your raise. I think your more likely ahead than behind and you could easily have helped fold out cards that could come and beat you.

On the river you have 11 BB's and a bad player with one more bet to you. Easy call.

[Zeno]

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Comments on all streets welcome,

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I think a call preflop is fine and probably better than a rise.

All else seems fine. IMO.

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and if you think the hand was boring, then you can comment on that, too.

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Spice up the written delivery and include a quote from a Franz Kafka story. Also, bring a 12-gauge to the poker table.

Le Misanthrope

[haakee]

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Pre-flop, I would consider a 3 bet here in the cut-off.

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What is the purpose of the 3-bet? In the Bay 101 20-40 game in this situation it will probably result in a 4-handed flop with a bunch of money in the pot, not really optimal for presto.

[Gabe]

Don't know how I'd rate this an interesting/boring scale, but I'd play it exactly the same as you did virtually every time.

[chesspain]

I think you lost to 77/88.

[mike l.]

you played this hand very well but id be interested to hear why you didnt bet the flop.

[Noo Yawk]

Hi Haakee,

Sometimes I'd consider a 3 bet to ensure I get the button, and to induce any limpers to check to me on the flop should I want to take a free card. Also I might get some dead money in the pot if one of the early limpers folds. Not something to do all the time, but certainly worth considering.

[Michael Davis]

Why didn't you bet the flop?

-Michael