[Jimbobobb]

MP3 is a table coach - plays a wierd variant of ABC poker, and has been droning on about the merits of calling down because 'people bluff too much at .5/1'. His pre-flop raising standards are pretty solid - 99-AA and ATs and up.
CO's note says he is a *complete* calling station. Have never seen this guy raise. Not once.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, CO (poster) calls, Button calls, SB folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

There's a good chance I'm dominated here, but I'm getting like 9:1....they're SOOTED!!


Flop: (10.50 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, CO calls, Button calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls.

Very *very* strange entrapment scheme here by me....my thinking is I'll know immediately if I'm behind. MP3's bet here is auto after raising pre-flop. If I bet out he might raise with some aces or he might just call, so I don't really get any information. If he has an overpair he'll 3-bet me here I'm almost positive. The other people in the hand are calling stations, and I honestly could not care less what they have. While I was doing this really for information, I realize I'm building a pot with a hand that's extremely vulnerable. How silly is this really? If he has a decent A he's drawing to 3 outs...but with all the other players I'm dodging a bunch of other cards too.

Turn: (9.25 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button folds.

That looks like good times - no raising, pretty sure I'm good vs. MP3.


River: (12.25 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>

Ok...what should my line be here? bet, fold to a raise? Check/call? Can I count on AK or AJ taking a shot here? I'm pretty sure MP3 will call me with A high, but might not bet it, and he might raise AQ. So he'll call with more hands than he'll bet with, but might raise me if he has AQ. Was pretty stumped here. CO is a calling station - he'll call or check pretty much regardless of what's in his hand. He seriously could be holding A's right now - who knows.