Do I always call this down?
Against most opponents, I call this down. I almost always get shown a spade here. Against the ones who aren't very aggro on later streets (but aggro enough to raise the flop with a spade draw or bigger spade flush), should I consider folding the turn here? What about calling the turn but folding the river if he bets again?
Party Poker (6 max, 6 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is SB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, CO calls, <font color="#666666">Button folds</font>, Hero calls, BB checks. Flop: 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font> Hero bets, BB folds, UTG raises, UTG+1 folds, CO folds, Hero calls. Turn: 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Hero checks, UTG bets... |
Re: Do I always call this down?
I'm just curious, why didnt you 3-bet the flop? Waiting to checkraise a turn is an extremely bad idea in this case because a spade on the turn kills your hand and if he is drawing to the flush he can easily take a free card if he misses the turn.
Calling down really depends on your read of your opponent. Usually I call down too, but if hes not too aggro, I would consider folding. I also think calling a turn bet but folding to a river bet is also a bad idea against most opponents. |
Re: Do I always call this down?
Yeah, I think there are times when it is appropriate to wait to check-raise the turn. But you need the villain to be really aggro and continue their semibluffs all the time, plus bad enough to call down the check-raise without a spade (or good enough to fold something like K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]). In this scenario, you give up too much by not getting the bigger bet in when you have a bigger equity edge.
But, that being the case, I think this was not the opponent to make that play against, and in hindsight, I much prefer just 3-betting the flop. Had I done that, I could safely lead the turn and fold to a raise. |
Re: Do I always call this down?
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Yeah, I think there are times when it is appropriate to wait to check-raise the turn. [/ QUOTE ] I'm actually not quite so sure about that part. I always always cap this flop and I see no reason why not to. If your opponent is that agro, he could easily end up capping the flop if you 3-bet, which is only better for you. Given that you just called the raise on the flop, I would fold the turn though. |
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