Scary card checked to you: Check or Bet?

rudeybrad · #1 05-18-2004, 03:54 PM

I'm extremely new to online poker (about 1 week on party) and quite frankly, this is more of an introductory post than a request for comments, since I think I know the answer to this question. The question is, looking at the hand history below, do I check the river and get the free showdown, or throw in a bet?

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: rudey is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, JES1159 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO (poster) checks, rudey calls, SB raises, BB folds, UTG 3-bets, UTG+1 calls, CO folds, rudey calls, SB caps, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, rudey calls.

Flop: (18 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players) 
SB bets, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, rudey calls.

Turn: (11 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players) 
SB bets, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, rudey calls.

River: (15 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players) 
SB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, rudey checks.

Final Pot: 15 BB
Main Pot: 15 BB, between rudey, SB and UTG. > Pot won by rudey (15 BB).

Results in white below: 
SB doesn't show.
UTG doesn't show.
rudey shows Ts Td (two pair, jacks and tens).
Outcome: rudey wins 15 BB.

kem · #2 05-18-2004, 04:03 PM

Whoops, didn't notice at first that it was capped pre-flop [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I would have raised this pre-flop though, and checked the river.

sublime · #3 05-18-2004, 04:06 PM

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Flop, I would raise, folding to a re-raise, but thinking the SB probably caught a low pair and maybe you'll get checked to on the turn.

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He capped pre flop, I wouldnt be worried about him catching a low pair.

kem · #4 05-18-2004, 05:44 PM

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He capped pre flop, I wouldnt be worried about him catching a low pair.

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Yeah, I missed that the first time and edited my post before I saw your response [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Hard to tell how it would have played out differently, but I'd definitely raise this with pocket tens..

sublime · #5 05-18-2004, 04:04 PM

hey Bro, welcome [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Raise preflop, the rest of the hand will be much easier to play.

rudeybrad · #6 05-18-2004, 04:16 PM

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hey Bro, welcome [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Raise preflop, the rest of the hand will be much easier to play.

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Hmmmm... I usually have trouble raising pairs less than JJ preflop. Maybe it's just the yellow-bellied coward in me. Thanks for the replies.

sublime · #7 05-18-2004, 04:23 PM

You have the button and a pretty damn good hand. Raising preflop with good hands and great position makes the rest of the hand easier to play.

Jeff · #8 05-18-2004, 07:11 PM

Hi rudey [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I'm pretty new to this too, but the second jack makes stuff a bit less scary, there are only two other jacks floating around somewhere. I'd have bet, and probably called to a raise on the river, a 10% chance of winning makes it worth the bet (10% chance the guy is bluffing?), folding on a re-raise wouldn't be a bad idea, but at that point I would personally just call it down. If the player looked to be a solid player, however, I'd definitely fold to a reraise, unless I'd seen them bluff before.