River Decision

InchoateHand · #1 10-05-2004, 05:57 PM

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

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, Button calls.

Turn: (4 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, MP1 calls, Button calls.

River: (7 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero...???

They can't fold if I don't bet...but is this a time to let other busted draws bet for me?

krubban · #2 10-05-2004, 06:02 PM

If you intend to call a bet you might as well bet since weaker hands might be to scared to bet but will still call you down.

Rubeskies · #3 10-05-2004, 06:45 PM

Fold preflop.

Check/raise the flop.
Bet the turn if it gets checked through

joker122 · #4 10-05-2004, 06:48 PM

I'm going to continue with my posting theme of the day. Why do you want to CR this flop?

Rubeskies · #5 10-05-2004, 06:51 PM

Hero has a very vunerable hand that might be best. He is probably taking at least one card off with a gutshot/middlepair. He might as well try to win the hand by getting rid of overcards or getting a better 8 to fold.

InchoateHand · #6 10-05-2004, 09:24 PM

Yeah, with only three limpers I should mucked an unsuited connector. Neither of these players showed much interest and both ended folding to the river bet. I'm still pretty sure that I like betting out on this flop better than c/ring, though I'm willing to be persuaded.

InchoateHand · #7 10-05-2004, 09:25 PM

I'm first to act---I can't bet the turn if it gets checked through. Thats why marginal holdings are so much fun in the SB.

adamstewart · #8 10-05-2004, 09:34 PM

PREFLOP: fold

FLOP: Check (then either fold or raise, depending on the action).

TURN: CHECK

RIVER: Why are you still in this hand!?

InchoateHand · #9 10-05-2004, 09:38 PM

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then either fold or raise, depending on the action

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If you were allowing me a check/raise on the flop....and a three comes off on the turn, why would I slow down?

Is there a bigger blank than the two on the river?

Granted, I should fold pre-flop, but I'm having trouble following your logic--this hasn't been the most passive of tables, and its hard to put my callers on anything but overcards, or maybe a nine.

adamstewart · #10 10-05-2004, 10:38 PM

"TURN" referred to playing the turn as you presented, with the action that you have described up until that point.

However, now you've added additional information: If you feel it that ALL of your remaining opponents are calling without even pairs, then you may be inclined to act differently.

In the event that you check-raised the flop, then definitely bet out on the turn.