TPTK on 4-player turn

theblitz · #1 04-17-2005, 10:50 AM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Hero ($49.5)
Button ($127.8)
SB ($17.5)
BB ($186.92)
UTG ($11.95)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, Hero raises to $1, Button calls $1, 1 fold, BB calls $0.50, UTG calls $0.50.

Flop: ($4.25) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $2, Hero calls $2, Button calls $2, BB calls $2.

Turn: ($12.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $5, Hero ?

UTG is Loose/Passive - W$WSF of 50% and W$SD 50%
BB and Button are both LAGs

I probably should have re-raised the flop to get a better idea of what they had.

ryanghall · #2 04-17-2005, 12:27 PM

You definitely need to raise more preflop and raise the flop, to see where you are at. TPTK is hard to play 4-handed... get those other hands out of there preflop!

jjb108 · #3 04-17-2005, 03:10 PM

Occasionally going soft on AK preflop can pay off. But here, I'd try to play a small pot and showdown a possible winner.

I doubt UTG bets out $2 with 2-pair and anybody else Laggy would raise to try and build the pot with KQ.

It would be nice to showdown a big starting hand and let them know you'll slowplay sometimes. It can slow down LAG's a bit from bluffing you out of pots.

I'd call the $5 here and a up to a 1/3 pot bet on the river assuming a blank hits.

Other line here is to raise to isolate UTG. Also, not bad.

TrailofTears · #4 04-17-2005, 08:35 PM

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Other line here is to raise to isolate UTG. Also, not bad.

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This is the best line. As the other poster said, you don't want to play TPTK multiway.

-Trail