when to check down

gsusguy · #1 04-14-2005, 11:07 PM

I thought one of the callers hit trips..Should I have bet the turn...river...what?

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.02 BB (8 handed) converter

MP1 ($1.72)
MP2 ($1.93)
CO ($1)
Hero ($1.65)
SB ($3.87)
BB ($1.23)
UTG ($1.34)
UTG+1 ($1.02)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.02.
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.02, MP2 calls $0.02, CO (poster) raises to $0.11, Hero calls $0.11, 2 folds, MP1 calls $0.09, MP2 folds.

Flop: ($0.38) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP1 checks, CO bets $0.02, Hero raises to $0.2, MP1 calls $0.20, CO calls $0.18.

Turn: ($0.98) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP1 checks, CO checks, Hero checks.

River: ($0.98) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP1 checks, CO checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $0.98

PoBoy321 · #2 04-14-2005, 11:14 PM

At these levels, people will call you down with any Ace 100% of the time. You're losing a lot of value.

Also, raise more on the flop.

mason55 · #3 04-14-2005, 11:17 PM

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I thought one of the callers hit trips..

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What made you think he had a set and not something like AJ or AQ? He raise preflop so he doesn' have 33 or 55 unless he's a LAG. But if he's a LAG and has a set then he's re-raising the flop or betting the turn. So you have to bet the turn and charge people with AQ or AJ. And if you don't have the cojones to bet the turn you HAVE to bet the river after you're check to twice. I guarantee at this level no one is checkraising the river.

But if you think about it logically, there's no way you're behind in this hand. Therefore you need to bet turn and river to extract the money from AJ and AQ.

edit ignore my typing skillz. they are weak and influenced by tequila.

gsusguy · #4 04-14-2005, 11:20 PM

wow that makes a lot of sense...thank you

TrailofTears · #5 04-14-2005, 11:31 PM

Nice post mason.

mason55 · #6 04-15-2005, 12:05 AM

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Nice post mason.

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Thanks. I might actually be getting good at this stupid game. It's' taken long enough.

TrailofTears · #7 04-15-2005, 12:08 AM

I hope to get there sometime around 2007. But that's optimistic.

mason55 · #8 04-15-2005, 12:09 AM

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I hope to get there sometime around 2007. But that's optimistic.

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That's about the time I plan to leave Party 25NL