Pocket 77s, with the board paired

Rubeskies · #1 07-30-2004, 01:38 AM

Would anyone else raise here?

Results to follow.

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Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB raises, MP1 calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB bets, MP1 folds, Hero raises, BB calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

River: (7.25 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 7.25 BB
Main Pot: 7.25 BB, between Hero and BB.

Nemesis · #2 07-30-2004, 02:20 AM

yes

kureido · #3 07-30-2004, 03:20 AM

Would anyone else raise here?

Definitely. If he had a king, he'd likely 3-bet you on the flop; then you can think about slowing down.

I'd have played it the same way.

-b

Nemesis · #4 07-30-2004, 03:30 AM

Oh yeah... bet the river.

SeppDeitrich · #5 07-30-2004, 03:43 AM

well played, he does not have a king. I think it's a close call on the river between checking and betting, how loose does this guy call em?

Nottom · #6 07-30-2004, 03:46 AM

I'd check behind.

He did raise preflop, he could easily have a pair bigger than your if he is calling you down. You will get a call from an unimproved AQ, but thats about the only hand you can beat.

Trix · #7 07-30-2004, 07:02 AM

I play it exactly the same.

A river bet has no value here as he isn´t folding 88+ and he wont call with ace-high.

tardigrade · #8 07-30-2004, 07:39 AM

It looks like good play all the way down to me. I think you'll often lose this showdown to a higher PP, though.

Now that I think about it, I wonder how an alternate play of checking through the turn and calling a river bet if no ace falls would compare EV-wise. Hmmmm... It all has to do with how often your opponent will call the turn bet with something like AQo, flush draw, etc., and bet on the river with ace-high when the turn checks through. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

I like the way you did it, though.

kenewbie · #9 07-30-2004, 09:26 AM

Perfectly played in my opinion. You get information on the flop and then check behind on the river avoiding a trap when you dont really have a value bet either.

k

Rubeskies · #10 07-30-2004, 03:03 PM

He ended up having ATo and I won the pot.

So the story had a happy ending [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Thanks for your posts