losing 1/2 a buy-in with 72

Mercman572 · #1 09-23-2005, 03:07 PM

Villain is 26/9/2 after 40 hands
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (10 handed) converter

Hero ($165.03)
UTG ($93.55)
UTG+1 ($72)
UTG+2 ($236.05)
MP1 ($91.80)
MP2 ($67)
MP3 ($100.85)
CO ($100)
Button ($105.35)
SB ($136.90)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, UTG+2 calls $1, 5 folds, SB (poster) completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($4) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4, UTG+1 calls $4, UTG+2 calls $4, SB folds.

Turn: ($16) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets $10, UTG+1 raises to $20, UTG+2 folds, Hero calls $10.

River: ($56) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $20, UTG+1 calls $47 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: $123

comments on all streets appreciated. River was a blocking bet I planned on folding to a raise, standard?

Spladle Master · #2 09-23-2005, 03:10 PM

Terrible. Push or fold on the turn.

Mercman572 · #3 09-23-2005, 03:12 PM

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Terrible. Push or fold on the turn.

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care to elaborate?

Mercman572 · #4 09-23-2005, 03:14 PM

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Terrible. Push or fold on the turn.

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care to elaborate? I don't have a good read at this point, I think he probably either just hit a lone queen with KQ or hit top two.

Godfather80 · #5 09-23-2005, 03:19 PM

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Villain is 26/9/2 after 40 hands
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (10 handed) converter

Hero ($165.03)
UTG ($93.55)
UTG+1 ($72)
UTG+2 ($236.05)
MP1 ($91.80)
MP2 ($67)
MP3 ($100.85)
CO ($100)
Button ($105.35)
SB ($136.90)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, UTG+2 calls $1, 5 folds, SB (poster) completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($4) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4, UTG+1 calls $4, UTG+2 calls $4, SB folds.

Turn: ($16) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets $10, UTG+1 raises to $20, UTG+2 folds, Hero calls $10.

River: ($56) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $20, UTG+1 calls $47 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: $123

comments on all streets appreciated. River was a blocking bet I planned on folding to a raise, standard?

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This is a flop I'm check-raising to take it right then and there. If somebody plays back at me, I'm done with the hand. If somebody calls, I'm slowing way down. If it checks through, so be it.

The reason for my flop play is: the last thing that I want to do is build this pot.

Hoopster81 · #6 09-23-2005, 03:27 PM

Fold to the turn raise

amoeba · #7 09-23-2005, 03:47 PM

stack sizes are awkward for river blocking bet.

I would just fold to the turn minraise.

Godfather80 · #8 09-23-2005, 03:52 PM

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stack sizes are awkward for river blocking bet.

I would just fold to the turn minraise.

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Amoeba,
What do you think of a flop checkraise?

#9 09-23-2005, 03:52 PM

im agree (fold or push).

by calling you will be all-in in the later street anyway !

personnaly i fold this one on the turn reraise!

amoeba · #10 09-23-2005, 05:12 PM

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stack sizes are awkward for river blocking bet.

I would just fold to the turn minraise.

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Amoeba,
What do you think of a flop checkraise?

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it lets you know more clearly where you stand but risks getting it checked through. but given that a hand like 22, 77 is more unlikely due to your own holdings and JJ being unlikely because no preflop raise and J7 a rather strange holding for most players, I am not sure you need to know more clearly where you stand. if it was JT2 and you held T2 the brunson, it might make more sense to check raise as JT is a more believable holding.

personally I think villain hit his top 2 on the turn so in this instance it might not help that much.