2 Semi-Bluff Turn Raises
Trying to open up my game a bit. Were these semi-bluff turn raises the right play?
Both hands took place on consecutive days at local 10/20 B&M.
Hand #1
EP limps, MP1 limps, tricky LAG MP2 limps, CO limps, Hero in SB limps with K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], BB checks. 6 players -- 6 small bets.
Flop is 9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Hero bets out, BB folds, EP raises, MP1 calls, tricky LAG MP2 reraises, CO folds, Hero calls?!? (should Hero cap here?), EP and MP1 call. 4 players -- 18 small bets.
Turn is 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Hero checks, EP and MP1 check, tricky LAG MP2 bets, Hero raises?!? (It felt like the right play at the time, but I'm willing to consider other POVs). EP and MP1 fold, MP2 calls. 2 players -- 13 big bets.
River is J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
I check and MP2 checks. I didn't like betting out with my pair of nines on the river when the J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] fell. What if it was J clubs or spades, does anyone bet out? What if it was a club or spade below a nine? Any views on the turn checkraise?
Hand #2
TAG EP limps, LAG MP1 limps, MP2 limps, Button limps, SB folds, Hero in BB checks with A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Five players -- 5.5 small bets.
Flop is 6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Hero bets?!? (Maybe a checkraise would be better here for deception and so a TAG EP raise doesn't shut other players out?), TAG EP calls, LAG MP1 calls, MP2 folds, Button calls. Four players -- 9.5 small bets
Turn is 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Hero bets, TAG EP raises, LAG MP1 calls, Button calls, Hero reraises?!? (I don't know if this play was right, but I was thinking that if I hit the straight or, better yet, the flush, it would provide some deception to my hand), every one calls. Four players -- 17 big bets.
River is 9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Hero bets out?!?, EP folds, MP1 folds, Button folds!!! [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] So was the three bet on the turn a good play or a bad play. Should I have checked the river looking to check raise.
Any comments appreciated.
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