Free Card or Fire Away?
 

All villians are monkeys...what do you think?

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks.

Flop: (6.50 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Yeh or Meh?

Turn: (6.75 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP2 checks, CO checks, HERO...

Re: Free Card or Fire Away?
 

Are you raising because you think you might have many outs (8s and 9s) to the best hand, or are you raising for the sole purpose of gaining a free card for the gutshot?

Re: Free Card or Fire Away?
 

If BB was still in, I'd say take the free card. However, since he folded, and no other players have showed agression, I'm betting again.

Re: Free Card or Fire Away?
 

Meh. Not a flop raise I usually make, but it's kind of cute. I think a bet would be reasonable on the turn.

Re: Free Card or Fire Away?
 

I raise preflop. The way you played it though, well, it looks like something I'd do. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] I would bet this turn, but I don't think that's right. If you bet, I definately check behind on the river UI. If you check, you're probably going to call a bet on the river, so why not bet the turn and hope to pick it up right now?

Re: Free Card or Fire Away?
 

Were you planning on raising any un connected flop? If so, why not raise it before hand to take control? You've got four limpers in front of you and in this situation it's likely the BB will call.

Re: Free Card or Fire Away?
 

I do the PF raise thing from time to time with hands like these, maybe I wasnt feeling it this time around...

Also, this raise isnt my SOP by any means, but its a raise I like making w/ a gutty and a BDFD in a nice little pot and had absolutely no fear of being 3bet and SnG'D. As for the turn, I think given the way the hand played out(original bettor folding on the flop), I have to continue and bet and take a free showdown UI

Re: Free Card or Fire Away?
 

*grunch*

Why are you raising the flop?

Check the turn and take your free card.

"Monkey see monkey do" doesn't apply to poker. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Re: Free Card or Fire Away?
 

I'm definitely calling...why not raise?

Re: Free Card or Fire Away?
 

It wasn't a rhetorical question...why did you raise?

Didn't mean to sound like a smartass just don't understand why you'd raise that flop, unless its for value. I have trouble with that concept sometimes so I'd be happy to hear an explanation.

Steve