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Old 08-15-2005, 03:00 PM
Leptyne Leptyne is offline
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Default Re: Top Set in Unraised Pot

Four players see a limped pot and you are second to act with top set. The flop contains a made straight and a flush draw and you're going to give the two players behind you another card for $20?. This is the kind of play that snowballs, i.e. when you call the two players behind are encouraged to draw because of their increased odds. I think this a hand that demands protection and a pot sized raise to $80 would have been appropriate. In this case it would be $60 back to the SB and you play poker.

This is not a good flop for you and you want to keep in mind Brunson's "never lose your stack in an un-raised pot". I think a small minraise would have been better.

So what's your image? Does SB put you on a steal, a set, or a semi-bluff draw?

I really have a hard time putting SB on a made straight. The 2/3 pot lead looks weak with a flush draw on the board. I think you have to push.

Whatever you do, take Gomberg's advice and note what the post-flop minraise means to this player.
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