Thrown Off By An OOP Min-Raise

Jazza · #1 05-05-2005, 03:22 AM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter

MP3 ($100)
CO ($81.2)
Button ($51.2)
SB ($93)
BB ($130.64)
UTG ($212.1)
Hero ($110.7)
UTG+2 ($95.85)
MP1 ($128.4)
MP2 ($105.53)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.5.
1 fold, Hero raises to $3, UTG+2 calls $3, 5 folds, SB (poster) raises to $4.5, BB calls $4, Hero calls $2, UTG+2 calls $2.

i really don't know whether to call or raise here, i only have a few hands with villian so no read

Flop: ($20) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $10, UTG+2 folds, SB calls $10, BB folds.

a half-pot bet felt like the best way to see where i'm at

Turn: ($40) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($40) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets $15, Hero raises to $40, SB calls $25.

Final Pot: $120

the turn and river aren't that interesting, but preflop and flop is really where i don't know what to do

wdeadwyler · #2 05-05-2005, 03:54 AM

I woulda fired back and made it like 13 or 14, maybe even 15, I don't like those other callers preflop.

Jazza · #3 05-05-2005, 04:00 AM

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I woulda fired back and made it like 13 or 14, maybe even 15, I don't like those other callers preflop.

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the problem with this is it's hard to win much money if your hand is best in my experience

FreakDaddy · #4 05-05-2005, 04:02 AM

You played the hand fine. If the raise came after you and not from the blinds, I'd recommend a re-raise. Since you have position and a solid hand a call is fine here. The rest is good imo.

I take that back. I just re-looked at the hand and didn't realize there was a caller in between. I'd re-raise 2x here. If you don't it's going to be a tough hand from that point on. You're not going to know if you're behind or ahead or what.

Jazza · #5 05-05-2005, 05:32 AM

villian had TT

which in hindsight makes my play look brilliant, but villian will not always have TT so i dunno

swolfe · #6 05-05-2005, 09:48 AM

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villian had TT

which in hindsight makes my play look brilliant, but villian will not always have TT so i dunno

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i don't understand reraising with TT.

i think you played it well, although i may have just called his river bet. it was too obviously a blocker though...hmm...