a 77 hand

[Nottom]

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Nottom is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $3.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 (poster) checks, CO calls, Button folds, SB completes, Nottom checks.

Flop: (5 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, Nottom calls, UTG calls, MP2 folds, CO folds.

Turn: (4 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Nottom raises</font> ...

[Stu Pidasso]

If I don't fold the on the flop, I raise it.

Having called the flop and finding yourself heads up, I agree with raising the turn. I would then check the river unless I improved.

Stu

[Nottom]

[sthief09]

why no flop raise? the turn raise seems a bit risky here

[Nottom]

The turn raise looks more like a K. Its like a false slowplay.

[Jezebel]

I probably would have raised the flop and folded to a 3 bet.

What was your rationale for waiting until the turn? Would the sb 3 bet the flop with less than a King, but not be so brazen to 3 bet the turn with less than a King?

[Trix]

I would raise the flop, there are 3 players behind you. You want the ones with 2 overcards to your sevens out.

[PokerNoob]

I like the flop raise to clean up overcards. With that turn card, a raise is great though. Only issue might be UTG's limping standards and whether he will call down with 88-TT.

[sthief09]

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The turn raise looks more like a K. Its like a false slowplay.

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OK fair enough, if you had a worse hand. but you have a hand that could very well be good, but can be easily outdrawn. I don't think anyone is laying down a pair in this situation, even if they think you might have a K

I think there's a very good chance you hold the best hand on the flop, and I think protecting that is important. if you get cold-called by UTG, then raised on the turn, you can safely fold and save 1 SB in the process.

[BigEndian]

I don't like this play with the SB betting into four players and a caller behind you. Unless you've seen the SB bet with a draw into a field before.

- Jim