Thumbs up or down on this hand
 

2nd hand at the table, no reads


Party Poker 0.50/1.00 Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(6 handed)</font> link

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, Hero calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (8.00 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, CO calls.

Turn: (6.00 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls.

River: (8.00 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 9.00 BB.

Re: Thumbs up or down on this hand
 

Good, as long as you don't check/call the river...bet/fold or check/fold

Re: Thumbs up or down on this hand
 

Raise pf, bet the flop. I don't like the OOP c/r here. I think you learn more with this line before the big bets.

Re: Thumbs up or down on this hand
 

I checked "Thumbs Down" at first because I thought it was full ring. We have no reads so I'd probably lay down 88 pf in the SB here.

However, this is a 6-max table. Thumbs up.

Re: Thumbs up or down on this hand
 

i think it is ok.

Re: Thumbs up or down on this hand
 

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Raise pf

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3-bet preflop with 88? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Re: Thumbs up or down on this hand
 

I'd usually bet/fold the river.

Re: Thumbs up or down on this hand
 

Thumbs up. The flop is a definite raise or fold scenario. If you call you make it 10 bets giving good odds for those yet to act. So, since your hand is strong enough to continue you need to raise. Yeah, you were probably sucked out on the river but you played it right. nh.

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Raise pf.

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this is wrong, IMO. I'd rather not bloat the pot with a mid pair OOP

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, bet the flop. I don't like the OOP c/r here.

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the c/r is for protection to force out OCs and this is the perfect spot for it. I like this hand.

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I'd usually bet/fold the river.

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