33 - strange 77 line (for me)

schwza · #1 09-22-2005, 10:24 AM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter

MP2 (t2105)
MP3 (t1155)
CO (t1540)
Button (t700)
Hero (t1235)
BB (t3440)
UTG (t755)
UTG+1 (t4240)
MP1 (t920)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t70, 5 folds, Hero calls t60, 1 fold.

Flop: (t160) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets t150, Hero calls t150.

Turn: (t460) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t260,

downtown · #2 09-22-2005, 11:57 AM

1) what is with the chipstacks? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

2) I think my typical line would be to fold this preflop unless there were 1 or 2 callers, and I could call for set value. But you did say strange line, so let's play it assuming that we called.

In this case, it's a great flop for us unnless we're up against an overpair, which is a distinct possibility. To find out where we're at, and if you still don't want to dump it, or if you have some kind of read, why not just c/r the flop? If you c/r to t350* I think it looks scarier to the opponent than leading the turn and it has the added benefit of not letting AK/overcards see another card and it costs you less.

*I am still confused about the chipstacks though, which I think affects this decision and how much to raise, so I'll leave my analysis here for now.

schwza · #3 09-22-2005, 12:00 PM

crap, sorry. this is a mtt hand. i'll move it.

mods, if you could delete this thread, i'd appreciate it.

downtown · #4 09-22-2005, 12:02 PM

AH, I thought I'd lost my mind! (but I'm still ok... for now...)