Did I play this one right - Queens early

NYCNative · #1 05-25-2005, 09:34 AM

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (10 handed) converter

Button (t1710)
SB (t1490)
Hero (t1500)
UTG (t2140)
UTG+1 (t1500)
UTG+2 (t1460)
MP1 (t1470)
MP2 (t1370)
MP3 (t1380)
CO (t980)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls t20, MP2 calls t20, MP3 calls t20, 2 folds, SB completes, Hero raises to t120, MP1 calls t100, 3 folds.

Flop: (t400) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets t200, MP1 calls t200.

Turn: (t800) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets t200, MP1 calls t200.

River: (t1200) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets t200, MP1 calls t200.

Final Pot: t1600

Unarmed · #2 05-25-2005, 09:58 AM

Check the flop.

NYCNative · #3 05-25-2005, 09:59 AM

No continuation bet? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Tilt · #4 05-25-2005, 10:03 AM

I would make a continuation bet like you did, but why keep firing at the turn?

Unarmed · #5 05-25-2005, 10:09 AM

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No continuation bet? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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Betting this flop doesn't make any sense.
If he has an ace, you're throwing money away.
If he has an underpair, you just folded out a dominated hand.
Dont worry about the draw. Its HU, the flush ace is on the board, and you may not even have the best hand.

If you must make continuation bets, do so with a whiffed AK, betting QQ here just destroys its value.

NYCNative · #6 05-25-2005, 10:15 AM

I fired again at the turn because I picked up a four-flush draw.

NYCNative · #7 05-25-2005, 10:19 AM

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Betting this flop doesn't make any sense.

[/ QUOTE ]I disagree. It's the rest of the hand I was worried about. I almost never raise then check a flop. You lose pots right there that a continuation bet would have won.

Nick B. · #8 05-25-2005, 10:22 AM

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Betting this flop doesn't make any sense.

[/ QUOTE ]I disagree. It's the rest of the hand I was worried about. I almost never raise then check a flop. You lose pots right there that a continuation bet would have won.

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Maybe you should start doing it then. Betting this flop into 3 opponents is wrong.

edit: I noticed that the convertor screwed up. Thank god nobody previews their post.

Tilt · #9 05-25-2005, 10:25 AM

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I fired again at the turn because I picked up a four-flush draw.

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So because you picked up a 25% chance of winning the pot against a guy who isn't going to fold for 200 chips you bet?

If you want to semi-bluff by this point, you need a bigger raise, probably a push. Otherwise check the turn and hope he is too afraid to bet into that board with something like AT.

There is a case for betting out what you are willing to call on a chase, but I don't like it.

NYCNative · #10 05-25-2005, 10:26 AM

But the converter doesn't say I had three opponents... And I didn't. I had one.