PFR and middle pair
 

BB was a little loose over a few hands and the poster had just sat back in. I have already gotten sucked out on a few times in the early stages of this session.

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $2. CO posts a blind of $3.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO (poster) calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, BB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (6 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (8 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10 BB

I hate getting passive like this and I know when to apply WA/WB, but sometimes I do it inappropriately too. Was this right?

Re: PFR and middle pair
 

I think you lost the hand, and I play it the same.

edit-I may be inclined to bet the turn, don't want to give a free card to such a drawy board.

Re: PFR and middle pair
 

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I think you lost the hand, and I play it the same.

edit-I may be inclined to bet the turn, don't want to give a free card to such a drawy board.

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I'm not thrilled getting raised though. I don't see this as an easy bet/fold.

Re: PFR and middle pair
 

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BB was a little loose over a few hands and the poster had just sat back in.

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If the poster just sat back in, what did you have on him before he sat out?

I don't mind this play. The pot is too big (and your outs too many) to bet-fold on the turn. You might check-fold the river if you have a decent read on villain being weak and not value betting as often as he should.

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BB was a little loose over a few hands and the poster had just sat back in.

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If the poster just sat back in, what did you have on him before he sat out?

I don't mind this play. The pot is too big (and your outs too many) to bet-fold on the turn. You might check-fold the river if you have a decent read on villain being weak and not value betting as often as he should.

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Nothing. This was my second orbit and he had been out the whole time so unfortunately nothing else to contribute in the way of reads.

Re: PFR and middle pair
 

I bet\fold the turn if the card is not a J or T.

I check\call, check\fold the river depending on villian.

I don't think you're good 12% of the time but IMO the deficit is made up for in info on the unknown.

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I bet\fold the turn if the card is not a J or T.

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I thought about that, but hero would be getting 9:1 with 5 pretty clean outs. There's some worry about running into a flush, but I think it's pretty safely accounted for in the overlay already in the pot and the extra bet or two he picks up when he gets two pair or trips.

Re: PFR and middle pair
 

not exciting..but i play it the same way..too many donks jamming flush draws, etc. hold your nose and call..unless you have a read on this guy.
brian

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I bet\fold the turn if the card is not a J or T.

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I thought about that, but hero would be getting 9:1 with 5 pretty clean outs. There's some worry about running into a flush, but I think it's pretty safely accounted for in the overlay already in the pot and the extra bet or two he picks up when he gets two pair or trips.

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I think ~4 outs is more realistic (probably even generous)as the Q (and 2pr) outs could already be dead. Given 4 outs you need 11:1 and only getting 9:1. You could say you're pretty much guaranteed 1 exta BB on the river but it still doesn't make up for the times Hero makes his hand and is still beaten.

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I think ~4 outs is more realistic (probably even generous)as the Q (and 2pr) outs could already be dead. Given 4 outs you need 11:1 and only getting 9:1. You could say you're pretty much guaranteed 1 exta BB on the river but it still doesn't make up for the times Hero makes his hand and is still beaten.

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Imagining that a queen out is somehow dead is a bit MUBS-y to me. I don't give villain credit for a set this soon, and I certainly don't give him credit for KQ. I'll grant that AK is a possibility, but I would have expected that to 3-bet preflop, so I'm not so convinced that it's likely. Remember that we're assuming that the turn is *NOT* a jack or ten, so you're not worried about the straight falling if you hit your ace.