Another 2/4 trips hand
 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 5 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

MP ($374)
Button ($115.50)
SB ($633.42)
Hero ($746.60)
UTG ($256.52)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $2.
UTG calls $4, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB (poster) completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($12) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $12</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $40</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $200</font>, Hero ?.

No notes on player, Thanks in advance.

SGS

Re: Another 2/4 trips hand
 

Don't think you can call that bet...what are you really hoping for? Did you consider smooth calling the flop?

Re: Another 2/4 trips hand
 

Yea, I did consider smooth calling, but I just figured with that flop smooth calling would pretty much completely define my hand.

SGS

Re: Another 2/4 trips hand
 

you know, 5handed and 157bbs (effective stacks) it helps in an unraised pot having some sort of read. like... his 3bet seems like he wants a fold. he's putting in 1/3rd of his stack. so if you call you know the rest goes in. (and if you're to play on, calling&gt;pushing just because the few times he has a random bluff OR the times he folds worse trips to a push)

it really depends on his pf vpip... like... it's a bayes theorem question. IF he would fastplay ALL trips AND 55, note the combos - #hands that beat you (A9, K9, Q9, J9, 95, 55) and #hands you beat (89,79,69, 94/93/92???) and split of t9.

this generally looks to me like a fold, but once again, it does depend on the opponent and flavor of the shorthanded game.

Re: Another 2/4 trips hand
 

He's ready to play for 150bb's right now. He's got you beat.

Re: Another 2/4 trips hand
 

I really didn't have any read at all, I am new to this level and didn't notice any particulars about this opponent. I, as most of you advocated, folded the hand.

SGS

Re: Another 2/4 trips hand
 

easy fold.

Re: Another 2/4 trips hand
 

Whats your plan if villain calls the 40 ?