5-5 Live Pot Limit at Foxwoods

Goodie · #1 11-14-2003, 03:11 PM

This is the first of two hands I'll post about a 5-5 pot limit game I played at foxwoods during the World Poker Finals last year. This game was pretty loose and pretty aggresive. The chips were flying but no one was a total idiot. Just a good deal of old fashion gamblin. Anyways, the hand:

I'm in the BB with J9 suited, utg stradles for 10 (very common in the game). 4 more callers including the sb, and I call the extra 5. utg knuckles. 6 to the flop, pot is $60. Flop comes J 9 4 rainbow. Sb checks, your move?

I checked, planning on check raising. Checked to late position, who pots it. folded to me, you move?

I raised pot, putting $180 out there. Late position calls the bet. Turn comes a Jack, making me the nuts. Your move?

Results to follow.

Nottom · #2 11-14-2003, 03:18 PM

You don't say how deep the stacks are but I will assume there is enough to cover at least most of one more bet. I think a check here just looks suspicious after check-raising the turn. I think you should just go ahead and bet and hope hes holding AJ or 99 or something else worth calling (or raising) with.

Mike Gallo · #3 11-14-2003, 03:27 PM

I raised pot, putting $180 out there. Late position calls the bet. Turn comes a Jack, making me the nuts. Your move?

Bet the pot. Hopefully he has AJ KJ JQ or J10 and will reraise you or pay you off.

He could even call with an overpair to the board and put you on running a bluff.

How deep were your stacks. That could also help in the decision making process.

Goodie · #4 11-14-2003, 03:29 PM

Sorry for not posting how deep we were. It was over a year ago, so I'll try to get it right. I had about 800 left going to the turn and I think he had about 5 or 6 hundred.

If I bet on the turn, how much?

Zag · #5 11-14-2003, 03:59 PM

I would think for a bit, then bet $100 -- a little over half the pot.

Guy McSucker · #6 11-14-2003, 04:04 PM

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I would think for a bit, then bet $100 -- a little over half the pot.

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I think the pot stands at $540. With $800 or so left, I think betting $400 is in order here. If he calls now he will have to call the river. If he raises you, you're all-in. If he folds, he folds, but having called a check-raise for $180 more a fold is unlikely I think.

Guy.