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Was this the right play?
PokerStars 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (9 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
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1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG+1 calls.
Flop: (12 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.
Turn: (7.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP1 checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.
River: (10.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Hero folds, MP1 folds.
Final Pot: 11.50 BB
I figured the river had to have hit the opponent to the right of me. He had been calling the whole way, seemingly on a draw and then to suddenly bet on the river when the flush/straight card came kind of signaled that he had something better than TPTK.
I'm pretty sure I was beat at this point. However, what if a blank hit the river, such as the 2 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] or something like that? In this case, should I still bet after the two checks, or should I check behind and see a showdown?
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Always take other ppl's advice with a spoonful of salt. Including mine: here goes!
As mentioned above, re-raise AK preflop, its a good hand, and only dominated by AA and KK
A passive player rarely lies with bets and raises. A tricky and/or aggressive player might often attempt to represent something s/he doesn't have. If your opponent didn't bluff and he had the flush that he represented, then you made a good fold, but we don't know that at this point. When it was your action, the pot had 11.5 bets (yes?) you can win 1 out of 10 times to make that profitable. I think you could have called him there (plus go for the over call, which can make up for the loss. SOmetimes mp1 folds, sometimes s/he calls. The showdown can have 12 bets in the pot (50% he folds, 50% mp1 calls. 11.5 + 0.5 = 12.0) Means you only need to win 1 out of 11 times to make the call profitable.
what if a blank hit the river, such as the 2 or something like that? In this case, should I still bet after the two checks, or should I check behind and see a showdown?
If a blank falls on the river, you're laughing! You likely have the best hand (given the action). Bet and get called, or they'll likely fold. *note* some people suggest checking the river because a worse hand won't call, and a better hand will call (or worse
raise), making you lose an extra bet. At low limit games where players play almost any two cards, any two paint, and chase to the river, (in my xperience) they will call and flip over junk, hoping you bluffed the whole way! HAha
IMO folding the river shows weakness and may result in people betting into you more often, which is what you don't want to happen when you hold weak hands and /or draws.
i miss anything.....thoughts....?