77 w/ 2 overcards
 

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

MP2 is a LAP according to default PT ratings.

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
Hero calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, SB folds, BB calls.

Who likes this flop bet? Who dislikes it?

Turn: (3.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero...?

Would you fire again?

Re: 77 w/ 2 overcards
 

I like it- it's likely that there's either a J or a 9 out there, b/c MP2 is LAP, but a bet will tell you definitively. If you get played with you probably want to shut down, but it's not that bad a flop for you

Re: 77 w/ 2 overcards
 

I like the flop bet/fold line, but the turn is a toughie. While there's a possible straight draw, this isn't a draw heavy board. There's a decent chance someone is calling you with a nine: A9, K9, Q9, etc., maybe Jx that they aren't thrilled about betting. Did you not have a read on BB? Sure, this is Party .5/1, so you can't always expect thinking players, but in this small pot, what do you think they're calling you with that you're ahead of? Q8? T8? T7? I think that if you're reads are such that they'll call you down with bupkis, a gutshot in a small pot, or an overcard, you should fire again. In the heat of the game, I'd have probably bet the turn again, and folded to a raise, since if I thought I had the best hand, that deuce didn't change anything. Ditto for a river blank.