99 heads up

me454555 · #1 09-16-2004, 04:02 AM

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 2 folds, Hero raises, 5 folds, UTG calls.

Flop: (5.33 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (3.66 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero raises, UTG calls.

River: (7.66 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 7.66 BB
Main Pot: 7.66 BB, between Hero and UTG.

Ralph Wiggum · #2 09-16-2004, 04:05 AM

Sorry to answer w/ a question.

Do you call if he bets the river? Do you call if a blank hits & he bets the river?

me454555 · #3 09-16-2004, 04:08 AM

I think so. I hate folding the river for 1 sb. Do you value bet this river? I was going to if a card lower than a 9 hit

Ralph Wiggum · #4 09-16-2004, 04:12 AM

[ QUOTE ]
I think so. I hate folding the river for 1 sb. Do you value bet this river? I was going to if a card lower than a 9 hit

[/ QUOTE ] I don't see a value bet here. I'd check. Do you see A-Face calling? I think if you win, that's what he's got.

*Edit: I've misread this hand. I thought your opponent was the PFR. I'd bet this river.

Yeknom58 · #5 09-16-2004, 04:16 AM

How can you not bet this river?

me454555 · #6 09-16-2004, 11:58 AM

w/2 overcards I figured he'd fold anything below a T or Q

J.R. · #7 09-16-2004, 12:12 PM

"w/2 overcards I figured he'd fold anything below a T or Q"

Absent a read I'd bet this river, his play is consistent with a small pair/ small pair + straight draw. The flop bet looks like a pair (maybe an aggro played draw) that had you on overcards like AK. Futhermore, he called your turn raise, so he either thought there was a chance you were getting out of line with overcards on the turn and was going to look you up or he calle dthe turn raise because of a straight and/or two pair/trips draw.

I'd give him the chance to look you up, as his flop bet and turn call are all consistent with at least a small pair (its possible he just has a straight draw, but he will often have the pair). Unless you fear he has a better hand, not betting because you think your opponent won't call a river bet when he called a turn raise after representing at least a pair on the flop is bad. Give your opponents the chance to call and make a mistake, especially in a game like this where bad calls are common.

me454555 · #8 09-16-2004, 12:31 PM

Nice post, I definatly F-ed up that river