Best play? AK against rag flop bet into by SB

RED_RAIN · #1 01-15-2005, 12:55 AM

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, Hero raises, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, SB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds.

Turn: (5 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

River: (7 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9 BB

Player is very loose so could play any hand. Is this where I should be raising the river?

RED_RAIN · #2 01-15-2005, 02:23 AM

River incase he has trips, and river so he will keep bluffing worse hands.

eric5148 · #3 01-15-2005, 02:28 AM

The turn because you said he's a loose player. Therefore, he'll call down anyway.

RED_RAIN · #4 01-15-2005, 02:31 AM

He probably won't call the river bet when it's a pure bluff. But he might bet and then call with a high card.

adamstewart · #5 01-15-2005, 02:32 AM

Just curious as well...

Who raises the flop (in an attempt to get a free card on the turn)?

Adam

eric5148 · #6 01-15-2005, 02:37 AM

This isn't the time for a free card play. You have 6 outs and your main concern is whether the opponent has trips. You're not trying to draw out on him. Taking a free card HU will just make him bluff more on the river, and you want to avoid having to make the decision on the river if you don't hit.

adamstewart · #7 01-15-2005, 02:41 AM

Ya, that's what I thought. It would be hard to deal with a 3-bet too.

Plus, the chance of over-callers behind you buffers your losses when you're behind. Right?

Adam

eric5148 · #8 01-15-2005, 02:49 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Plus, the chance of over-callers behind you buffers your losses when you're behind. Right?

[/ QUOTE ]

Right. Most opponents are calling one bet with overcards that you dominate. But they're only calling 2 cold with trips or a reverse dominating hand.

Schizo · #9 01-15-2005, 07:01 AM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Plus, the chance of over-callers behind you buffers your losses when you're behind. Right?

[/ QUOTE ]

Right. Most opponents are calling one bet with overcards that you dominate. But they're only calling 2 cold with trips or a reverse dominating hand.

[/ QUOTE ]

Ok, how does this play if you weren't bet into. I've always been told if you raise PF you have to bet out on the flop. Is this wrong?

RED_RAIN · #10 01-15-2005, 07:11 AM

Bet.

But the line of thinking, bet no matter the flop, or action after you PFR on the flop isn't correct. There are many flops that betting is pointless after a PFR.