Early Step 4 Predicament

kdotsky · #1 03-09-2005, 08:09 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter

UTG+1 (t985)
MP1 (t810)
MP2 (t975)
MP3 (t1488)
CO (t515)
Button (t2122)
SB (t1160)
BB (t955)
Hero (t990)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
Hero raises to t70, 1 fold, MP1 calls t70, 4 folds, SB calls t60, BB calls t50.

Flop: (t280) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets t50, Hero raises to t200, MP1 folds, SB calls t200, BB folds.

Turn: (t730) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Here SB puts me all in.

This really sucks. His call on the flop is a big red flag. the thing is if he flopped a set or something, wouldn't it be obvious he needs to raise? It's a 4-way pot with a flush draw on board and he's facing a min-bet and a solid raise. When he pushes on the turn, I'm very confused. I thought he had hearts, but now I think I might be behind. Maybe AJ?

Keep in mind it's early in a step 4 (top 8 get step5, 9-10 get step 4, 11-13 get step3, 14 gets step 2) with 19 players.

Thoughts?

kdotsky · #2 03-21-2005, 04:03 PM

bump

EnderFFX · #3 03-21-2005, 04:08 PM

I think you put yourself in this situation by not raising enough pre-flop. I would have made it at least 120, and if you get a call, you know what type of hands you are against.

Mad Genius1 · #4 03-21-2005, 04:35 PM

SB probably puts you on exactly what you have. Which means that he probably knows that if he checks to you, you will bet. I think if he has AJ or a set he would checkraise here, and more often than not you will be looking at something like 9xh or Jxh.

kdotsky · #5 03-21-2005, 05:25 PM

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SB probably puts you on exactly what you have. Which means that he probably knows that if he checks to you, you will bet. I think if he has AJ or a set he would checkraise here, and more often than not you will be looking at something like 9xh or Jxh.

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If he puts me on exactly what I have, he may also be pushing thinking I will call.

adanthar · #6 03-21-2005, 07:18 PM

This one's greatly dependent on who it is. If it's a name I recognize I'd be more likely to fold.

But I'd play it differently and just call the flop bet. If someone has hearts, fine; 80% of the time I blow them away on the turn and right now I'm almost certainly ahead. I also would much rather let BB bluff a second street.