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Thriller 05-06-2005 10:22 PM

Trap or Bet?
 
Moderate steal attempt shortly after the break. New to the table, only 1 orbit so far.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (9 handed) converter

Button (t11250)
SB (t9365)
BB (t5500)
UTG (t4680)
UTG+1 (t7155)
MP1 (t4080)
MP2 (t4700)
MP3 (t8450)
Hero (t4240)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t150, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls t150, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t750</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG folds, MP2 calls t600.

Flop: (t1875) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP2 checks, Hero checks.

[So I'm wondering the optimal way to play this. Did I do right by checking, or should I have fired away on the flop?

DemonDeac 05-06-2005 10:26 PM

Re: Trap or Bet?
 
seems fine without reads
what you doing if villain checks turn?

Thriller 05-06-2005 10:50 PM

Re: Trap or Bet?
 
That's when I start to get in over my head. I'm trying to think of "leve 2/", whatever that means [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

I probably raise him all-in if he bets, or make a pot sized bet if he calls.

cferejohn 05-06-2005 11:00 PM

Re: Trap or Bet?
 
I like the check here ok. Depends how you had been playing before. Do you always bet out on the flop when your raise is called? Probably bet out here (though maybe a smallish bet like 600 so he thinks you have AK or an underpair and are trying to take a stab cheap).

If you often check behind when you miss and have gotten bet out of the hand on the turn a few times, think about checking here.

This, of course, assumes you give credit to your opponent for noticing such things. By default, I'd probably check. You do have position, so if he checks to you again, a turn bet is going to look like an obvious steal and he might call with very little. Also, you are giving a free card to what could conceivably be a straight draw (otoh, his straight might give you a full).

Pat Southern 05-06-2005 11:02 PM

Re: Trap or Bet?
 
[ QUOTE ]
That's when I start to get in over my head. I'm trying to think of "leve 2/", whatever that means [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

I probably raise him all-in if he bets, or make a pot sized bet if he calls.

[/ QUOTE ]

Jump up to level 3 and make a standard continuation bet.

Thriller 05-06-2005 11:03 PM

Re: Trap or Bet?
 
Hands like this give me the creeps when it comes to the draws available with that free card.

As it turns out, I didn't have to worry about the straight, he made his boat when a 5 fell on the turn, giving him 5's and J's.

Arrgh. Hindsight says bet on the flop, but I'm not sure that would have driven him out, considering it was only a 2+R satellite.

willie 05-06-2005 11:11 PM

Re: Trap or Bet?
 
pfft, if he calls the raise preflop with j5, he definitely has NO fear of kicker trouble

tough break, but i still bet the flop.

edit- maybe he had 55....


Pat Southern 05-06-2005 11:18 PM

Re: Trap or Bet?
 
You dont want to drive him out, he has 2 outs. You want to draw the most out of him.

Thriller 05-06-2005 11:24 PM

Re: Trap or Bet?
 
And that's why I think I will continue to keep that option open when that situation comes up again. A bad beat story, probably, but I think I made the right move.

ThrillFactor 05-07-2005 05:57 AM

Re: Trap or Bet?
 
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
That's when I start to get in over my head. I'm trying to think of "leve 2/", whatever that means [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

I probably raise him all-in if he bets, or make a pot sized bet if he calls.

[/ QUOTE ]

Jump up to level 3 and make a standard continuation bet.

[/ QUOTE ]

standard continuation or does a 1/4 to 1/3 "feeler" bet have a better chance against a weaker opponent? Assume the table hasn't been together long enough for the opponent to know that he's going to be faced with the same 1/2-2/3 bet whether hero hits or misses.


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