River, 8 TPTK and missed flush draw
 

What do you make of this? It's a $55 at 3:30AM party time (~30k players logged in), so it might be a bit tougher than usual. No reads on villain this early during the tournament.

Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: fooooooo ( $910 )
Seat 2: luckylykmur ( $955 )
Seat 3: todkard ( $1025 )
Seat 4: ImuckJJ ( $970 )
Seat 5: dulcinator ( $1140 )
Seat 6: g4295 ( $955 )
Seat 7: Mulperi ( $1000 )
Seat 8: DealAway ( $1000 )
Seat 9: JohnSmiley24 ( $1000 )
Seat 10: Momusone ( $1045 )
Blinds(10/15)

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Mulperi [ Ac 8s ]
DealAway folds.
JohnSmiley24 folds.
Momusone folds.
fooooooo calls [15].
luckylykmur folds.
todkard folds.
ImuckJJ calls [15].
dulcinator calls [15].
g4295 calls [5].
Mulperi checks.

** Dealing Flop ** [ 4c, 5c, 8c ]
g4295 checks.
Mulperi bets [50].
fooooooo folds.
ImuckJJ calls [50].
dulcinator folds.
g4295 calls [50].

** Dealing Turn ** [ 2h ]
g4295 checks.
Mulperi bets [150].
ImuckJJ calls [150].
g4295 calls [150].

** Dealing River ** [ Jd ]
g4295 checks.
Mulperi checks.
ImuckJJ bets [300].
g4295 folds.
Mulperi folds.

Re: River, 8 TPTK and missed flush draw
 

I was playing the 55's tonight and they were a breeze...
One table was at the bubble with 50/100 blinds lol!!
As for your hand, i liked the way you played it, but i think calling the bet on the turn was a bad idea, i think its either raise or fold there.

Btw: any1 know who DoYouSeaWhy is?

Re: River, 8 TPTK and missed flush draw
 

This is an interesting hand to discuss the merits of betting out from the blinds. Lately I've been more careful about betting out of the blinds because I feel it doesn't give me the information it is supposed to. If someone raises my bet I don't know nada. However, if I checkraise and someone reraises, then I know they are strong.

Having said this, I like your flop bet, I imagine you would have pushed to a reraise? The turn bet, I don't know though. Someone could have flopped a straight or turned a straight. I understand it's a protection bet but it builds the pot so much that the river bet is impossible to call.

Re: River, 8 TPTK and missed flush draw
 

he bet the turn.

Re: River, 8 TPTK and missed flush draw
 

I'd check-raise the flop. No need to bet out here, in my opinion.

Re: River, 8 TPTK and missed flush draw
 

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I'd check-raise the flop. No need to bet out here, in my opinion.

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What makes you so sure someone is going to bet?

Re: River, 8 TPTK and missed flush draw
 

Who cares if they don't - you have a vulnerable hand, OOP, and you can improve to the nuts for free. I fail to see a problem here.