How long will it take me to lay something like this down?

dawade · #1 03-30-2005, 10:31 PM

PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 1 fold, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, Hero raises, 3 folds, UTG calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (9.40 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG checks, MP1 bets, MP2 calls, Hero calls, UTG folds.

Turn: (6.20 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP1 bets, MP2 calls, Hero calls.

River: (9.20 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP1 checks, MP2 bets, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 12.20 BB

jaxUp · #2 03-30-2005, 10:34 PM

Depends what site you play on...party only gives you 30 seconds.

SoCalPat · #3 03-30-2005, 10:35 PM

Raise the flop. Invest the extra SB or two here to find out if you're good (or even better, get a free card or two), rather than 2 BBs on down the line with nary a clue as to what you should do.

dawade · #4 03-30-2005, 10:36 PM

Trip 7s won the hand, the guy had like 97s.

jaxUp · #5 03-30-2005, 10:38 PM

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Trip 7s won the hand, the guy had like 97s.

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this is irrelevant to the play of the hand. When you realize this, you will come to a deeper understanding of the game of poker.

DoctorDrew · #6 03-30-2005, 10:40 PM

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Depends what site you play on...party only gives you 30 seconds.

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Ha! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Evan · #7 03-31-2005, 03:54 AM

Calling the flop is fine, calling the turn is fine, calling the river is fine.

Someone suggested raising the flop, which doesn't accomlish a whole lot. You will win less from aggressively played 7's and 5's and you will often just lose more to an ace. All raising really does is look for a way to fold the hand. trying to find folds in hands like this, when you're playing against donks, should not be your goal.

DavidC · #8 03-31-2005, 04:01 AM

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Trip 7s won the hand, the guy had like 97s.

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this is irrelevant to the play of the hand. When you realize this, you will come to a deeper understanding of the game of poker.

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If you're at a 2+2 table, you want to cap this PF, F, T, and R for image.

Edit: On a serious note, though, he's right: don't worry about what they had, worry about what they could have reasonably had based on their play style, the action, the board, and whether or not they were on tilt.

I don't feel comfortable dealing with a high underpair, particularly in a large pot.

--Dave.

DavidC · #9 03-31-2005, 04:07 AM

I don't know... what about if the guy is a TAA or something like that? I have a tough times with these hands. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I guess I'll do some more reading. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I still have to re-go through the flop in SSHE (chapter I got the most wrong answers in).

Evan · #10 03-31-2005, 04:10 AM

Its definitely not a very fun spot to be in, but you still have to make a decision. Ed posted a hand with QQ that was kinda similar to this a while ago. I don't have the link or remember the name, but maybe someone else does.