Board from hell.

suited_ace · #1 05-21-2005, 10:15 PM

No particular reads on the players.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed) converter

BB (t2335)
UTG (t1675)
MP (t1150)
CO (t1415)
Button (t370)
Hero (t1055)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t50, 3 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t150) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets t200, BB folds, UTG calls t200.

Turn: (t550) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero ?

liucipher · #2 05-21-2005, 10:23 PM

Well it certainly is ugly. But now you have 2 nut draws and an ace/queen aren't horrendous cards to come off if the river betting is cheap. You can opt to blockbet 250 or just push all-in. I like pushing all-in because I'm stupidly aggressive.

DISCLAIMER: I AM A LOSING PLAYER.

microbet · #3 05-21-2005, 10:45 PM

If he's on a draw, you probably share it and may have the best of it. Does he fold a winning hand to your push?

Maybe check/call in the long run wins you more when you win and loses you less when you lose.

His betting like 200-300 after a check would be pretty worrisome.

elonkra · #4 05-21-2005, 10:53 PM

I check here, as bad as that sounds.

11t · #5 05-21-2005, 11:28 PM

This is an ugly hand, I don't really like betting here because he could easily go otp and you are in an even more difficult decision.

The fact that villain limped UTG and then called a 200 bet to me is a sign of him being a huge fish or you being beat. The only possible hand I think he could have that you beat, is QT and him limping UTG I think negates that as a possibility (of course I've seen people do it before but only extreme fish).

Readless I think you might want to let this go.

suited_ace · #6 05-21-2005, 11:33 PM

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His betting like 200-300 after a check would be pretty worrisome.

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Yeah... I checked and he bet 300. I'm still wondering if a blocking bet wouldn't have been better here.

microbet · #7 05-21-2005, 11:56 PM

Just about the worst thing to see. 200 and I would probably call because of the draw, a push and I might not believe. I think he has you beat. I don't think a blocking bet would have helped. I think I would fold.