TPTK scary board, 4-way

Shanemex · #1 03-30-2005, 06:24 AM

How should I play post-flop with four players on a board like this? I probably should have raised more preflop, but it's too late for that now. The pot is already huge so a reasonable sized bet would pot commit me, and I don't think I want to risk that on this hand. Should I make a smallish bet and fold if raised (especially if check-raised) or maybe try checking and see what happens from there?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter

UTG (t950)
UTG+1 (t665)
MP1 (t1635)
MP2 (t600)
MP3 (t950)
Hero (t775)
Button (t1010)
SB (t695)
BB (t720)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls t15, MP2 calls t15, MP3 calls t15, Hero raises to t90, Button calls t90, SB calls t80, BB calls t75, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds.

Flop: (t405) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero ???

nuclear500 · #2 03-30-2005, 10:04 AM

Thats scary? Maybe a little bit.

Fire little over half pot. If you're up against a KQ or JT or a set the person _should_ let you know by pushing or raising....of course thats just how I would play the hand to protect against the obvious straight and flush draws.

apd138 · #3 03-30-2005, 10:18 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Thats scary? Maybe a little bit.

Fire little over half pot. If you're up against a KQ or JT or a set the person _should_ let you know by pushing or raising....of course thats just how I would play the hand to protect against the obvious straight and flush draws.

[/ QUOTE ] Hero basically pot commits himself with the bet you propose therefore even if the guy "lets you know" I believe you still have to call.

nuclear500 · #4 03-30-2005, 10:33 AM

Pot is 380, little over half pot would be about 200-225. That leaves hero with ~700 and the pot would be minimally at about a grand if someone does raise and at the first level ~700 is still "enough" isn't it?

I'm a purely 'Stars player, so my mindset on what is and isn't enough in terms of Party could obviously be skewed.

Shanemex · #5 03-30-2005, 11:21 AM

A bet of 225 would leave me with 460 chips. It's a $30+3 so we only start with 800 chips.