is my overpocket good?
 

***** Hand History for Game 2513086353 *****
50/100 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 14724786) - Wed Aug 10 20:22:57 EDT 2005
Table Table 14660 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 1: FlushMofo (1575)
Seat 3: NYBROKER (1240)
Seat 5: rla73 (2435)
Seat 6: oo3NT (2030)
Seat 7: makhar (810)
Seat 8: NewtBuggs (925)
Seat 9: Yossarian333 (985)
makhar posts small blind (25)
NewtBuggs posts big blind (50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to NewtBuggs [ Jh, Jd ]
Yossarian333 raises (150) to 150
FlushMofo folds.
NYBROKER folds.
rla73 folds.
oo3NT folds.
makhar folds.
NewtBuggs calls (100)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 4c, 3h, 2h ]
NewtBuggs checks.
Yossarian333 bets (175)

$109, no reads on villain
This seems like a relatively common situation, so I figured that it would be good to post a hand for it.

Re: is my overpocket good?
 

not that this would make the situation MUCH easier, but wouldn't leading out make it at least a little easier?

if you're just going to play this for set value, then check fold, go nuts, or just fold preflop, since you're paying too much for a set. (j/k) but i think that calling and then trying to figure out where you are is awkward.

what i've been doing in too many spots here is check calling the flop, examining the turn, and sometimes either betting out, checkraising, check folding, or check calling again.

Re: is my overpocket good?
 

granted I dont play the 109s, but I feel that a lot of the time you are dealing with a continuation bet/steal attempt or a lower pocket pair.

FWIW, I raise here PF usually and I bet this flop if I don't w no read. If villain is LAG, a checkraise seems good.

Re: is my overpocket good?
 

You have absolutely no way to know do you?

I would bet out pretty much everytime on this flop, giving 10 out hands a chance to take a free card is bad and you really don't have enough chips to test if you overpair is good. You could conceiveably CR to 400 or so and fold to a push but your getting in pretty ugly situations when you do that.

Re: is my overpocket good?
 

My problem with this hand is that it seems like my cards don't even matter. If I lead out, he fold most of the things that are behind and raises most of the things that are ahead. Checking gives him a chance to catch 10 possible outs which is really bad, but at least I know where I stand for no extra investment if he does check behind.

I did consider folding pf btw

I think that I'm now leaning towards leading out on this flop like you guys suggested. I'm assuming that everyone is folding to a raise, and pushing if called and a blank hits on the turn?

Re: is my overpocket good?
 

You played it fine.
All-in baby. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

PS I don't lead this flop because if Villain's raise range includes 99, TT, you can end up laying down the best hand way too often. Also, board is two flush so he can get froggy with AKh. Anyway, def check the flop. Pushing the flop or call/pushing the turn are your options after that.

Re: is my overpocket good?
 

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Also, board is two flush so he can get froggy with AKh.

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I am not sure what "get froggy" means but AKh is 60/40 against a significant portion of Hero's likely pre-flop calling range (99-QQ) is and is still ahead of KK.

If I have AKh I am making a disguised continuation bet here pretty often.

Re: is my overpocket good?
 

Yossarian is a 2+2er right?

Re: is my overpocket good?
 

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Also, board is two flush so he can get froggy with AKh.

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I am not sure what "get froggy" means but AKh is 60/40 against a significant portion of Hero's likely pre-flop calling range (99-QQ) is and is still ahead of KK.

If I have AKh I am making a disguised continuation bet here pretty often.

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vin,

Not sure what you're getting at here. I was referring to the possibility that hero will get raised off a better hand after leading the flop.

Re: is my overpocket good?
 

u,

what about all the pushes over hero's bet he's going to see with 99-AA, as well as AK, AQ, AJ, and some other crap?

I think that betting out is bad if you intend to fold to an un-named opponent.

citanul