when to slow down

scott111 · #1 08-25-2005, 10:05 AM

Pacific .50/1. Unraised preflop. 77 on a flop of T 7 3.

Flop he bet, I raise, he calls.

Turn is a 3, I bet out, we both raise until it is capped.

River is a Q, As I continue to raise I start to think that he could not possibly have a worse hand than mine. What hands does even a loose .5/1 player give unlimited action on a board like this? I capped the betting. The question is when should I have slowed down?

benkath1 · #2 08-25-2005, 10:09 AM

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Pacific .50/1

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The question is when should I have slowed down?

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never. you will win more of these than you will lose.

#3 08-25-2005, 10:11 AM

Stop if you want a new honda civic.
Keep going if you want a new mercedes.

thesharpie · #4 08-25-2005, 10:12 AM

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What hands does even a loose .5/1 player give unlimited action on a board like this?

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Will he bet bottom pair on the flop? Will he 3 bet when raised with 2 pair or higher? If so you're usually good.

If he's passive I might slow down at some point since he's not gonna bet low pair on the flop and that's about the only hand you beat that plays like this.

#5 08-25-2005, 10:13 AM

I do the same, unless I have a read that he has TTT33.

scott111 · #6 08-25-2005, 10:39 AM

I find a LOT of callers calling with crap here, a raise often means they have a little something. The board was so uncoordinated (no flush potential either, btw) that I really started to put him on pocket pair that hit the flop. A little too late though since I capped on the river and he showed me TT.

I agree that I'll win more than I'll lose with this hand, but against one opponent I don't know if it's worth re-raising. Should I really wager even money in the face of such aggression? Maybe I'm just being to results oriented after a bad session. He could be in there with T 7 I guess, but I'm behind 33 and TT (and QQ by the river).

WSOP Bound · #7 08-25-2005, 10:53 AM

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Pacific .50/1. Unraised preflop. 77 on a flop of T 7 3.

Flop he bet, I raise, he calls.

Turn is a 3, I bet out, we both raise until it is capped.

River is a Q, As I continue to raise I start to think that he could not possibly have a worse hand than mine. What hands does even a loose .5/1 player give unlimited action on a board like this? I capped the betting. The question is when should I have slowed down?

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:grunch:

There's only two hands that you are behind to here (TT & 33) either of these should have reraised you on the flop. Something like A3 or maybe AT if he's really aggressive. I don't think that you have much to worry about, get as much money in the pot as your opponent will allow you to.

Now off to see what everyone else had to say

WSOP Bound · #8 08-25-2005, 10:59 AM

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Maybe I'm just being to results oriented after a bad session. He could be in there with T 7 I guess, but I'm behind 33 and TT (and QQ by the river).

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Yup, I think he could have hands here that you beat. Was he in the blinds? If so T7 and 73 are real possibilities as are A3s, K3s and maybe even 34s. Honestly, you should thank him for saving you a BB by not giving you a chance to cap the flop too.

benkath1 · #9 08-25-2005, 11:02 AM

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Honestly, you should thank him for saving you a BB by not giving you a chance to cap the flop too.

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What in the world does that mean?

scott111 · #10 08-25-2005, 11:05 AM

I think it means that villain was being tricky by slowplaying his top set. This saved me a big bet (2 SB actually) because I would have happily capped it.