When to CR

[imitation]

Should I wait till the turn?

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. MP posts a blind of $5.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, BB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP (poster) calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (12.40 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
MP checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB calls, MP folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB calls.

Turn: (8.70 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

River: (10.70 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds.

Final Pot: 11.70 BB
<font color="#009B00">Main Pot: 10.70 BB, won by Hero.</font>
<font color="#009B00">Pot 2: 1 BB, returned to Hero.</font>

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has 9d Ac (two pair, aces and nines).
Outcome: Hero wins 11
.70 BB. </font>

[Milky]

I think the converter screwed this one up but I like waiting for the turn. In this case lets say you just call the flop. SB bets out again, BB calls and you raise. You get to trap them both for a big bet each hopefully. More, if they call.

[Mr. Graff]

They are probably all drawing very thin here so I like waiting for the turn too, especially if the SB is aggressive in nature.

[krishanleong]

I'm a rookie so take my advice with a grain of salt. I defintely CR the flop. SB 3-bet so his likely hands are either big pair or big ace. If he has a big ace, he will bet the turn and call down the check-raise the rest of the way most likely. If he has a big pair, he will fold to the turn cr. But he might even take the free card. The fact that the BB called makes me even more likely to cr the flop. SB would probably bet the turn HU with an underpair. Much less likely with a third player in. It's the fear of letting SB check behind that would make me CR the flop.

Judging from the action SB had an underpair and you got the max from the hand.

Krishan