55 on the button, flopped a set

Irishboy · #1 05-31-2004, 10:34 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (9 handed) converter

CO ($89.85)
Hero ($43)
SB ($103.66)
BB ($44.80)
UTG ($88.57)
UTG+1 ($81)
MP1 ($56.50)
MP2 ($72.05)
MP3 ($66.25)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls $1, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $1, MP2 calls $1, MP3 folds, CO calls $1, Hero calls $1, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($7) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (7 players) 
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 bets $2, MP2 folds, CO calls $2, Hero raises to $5, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, MP1 calls $3, CO calls $3.

Turn: ($22) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players) 
MP1 checks, CO checks, Hero checks.

River: ($22) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players) 
MP1 checks, CO bets $4, Hero raises to $20, MP1 raises to $36, CO folds, Hero raises to $37 (All-In), MP1 calls $1.

Final Pot: $100
Main Pot: $100, between Hero and MP1.

Comments on all streets appreciated.

If you are wondering why I checked the turn, I wanted allow an A or K of diamonds to catch up on the river

Prevaricator · #2 05-31-2004, 10:44 PM

I think your raise on the flop should probably be a bit larger. You don't want flush draws to hit for cheap.

On the turn, you don't get payed off if the [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] doesn't hit the river though, so it might be better to make some relatively small bet on the turn. Also, someone could also be attempting to check raise you with a small made flush, and another diamond might scare them on the river. If you bet the same amount you raised on the flop, they will very likely call with A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] or K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], and will reraise you if they've got the flush. If the 9 hit them, its also likely they will stay in the pot.

River is fine of course, just hope they dont have 98 or 6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] when the smoke clears.

Guy McSucker · #3 06-01-2004, 03:20 AM

Definitely bet the turn.

The top flop card just paired, which makes is very likely someone has trips. This means that they have 7 outs against you. It also means they'll call a bet despite the three diamonds on board. Someone with a high diamond has 9 outs and is also pretty likely to call a bet.

Depending on what they hold and what falls on the river, you may lose your market (e.g. a fourth diamond comes and nobody has a diamond in the hole, or no diamond comes and everybody was drawing to diamonds), or you may lose the pot.

That 8d is a nasty river: you've no way of telling if you're getting action from flushes or from hands like 9-8. I would be reticent to put in so many raises with my small full house at this stage.

Rewinding a bit, I might raise more on the flop, too.

Guy.

aces_full · #4 06-01-2004, 02:08 PM

You have the best hand on a dangerous flop. My goal would be to win the pot right there or make the flush draw call down crazy amounts of chips to chase. MP1 made a weak bet into a $7 pot. I'm thinking of a minimum $10 raise here.

If you get called, you want to bet the turn when you made your full house. A pot sized bet would be good. You can still get outdrawn by two pair filling in or a higher PP hitting a set on the river.

TheGrifter · #5 06-01-2004, 03:05 PM

Preflop - Fine

Flop - Make a decision, either toss in 15 bucks to make the draws pay, or just call the 2 bucks to get overcalls and hope your hand improves and you can trap later.

Turn - Gotta bet here. There are so many hands that will pay you off here that I'm definitely potting it.

River - I'm not worried about a better hand here, I push.