top pair medium kicker

[therockofgibraltar]

Should I start folding these. Usually I go to the river and almost always lose.... hey, I answered my own question! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Just sat down. No reads.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (7 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(7 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, SB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (7.50 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.50 BB

[Rev. Good Will]

w/o reads, I like it

[therockofgibraltar]

how about the sama situation and even worse kicker? top pair with 2-6 kicker?

[Rev. Good Will]

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how about the sama situation and even worse kicker? top pair with 2-6 kicker?

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TPNK w/o reads sucks the big one.

with a field that large, maybe check the flop to see where you stand?

I am curious what to do here as well with a crappy kicker.

[Fantam]

UTG's flop raise into a big field suggests to me that he has a better hand than yours. Possibly K (better kicker), 2 pair or a set.

I would have preferred to check the flop and wait to see where a bet came from in this large field.

If a bet came from early position into a lot of players that would suggest a reasonably strong hand, which I would either call down or fold to depending upon reads and the rest of the table action.

However if a bet came from late position that might be from a weaker hand, I would raise to try to thin the field so that I could hopefully play the rest of the hand HU.

[aK13]

Maybe I'm getting fancy, but I might check to try and raise a late position bettor against 7 people.

[MrWookie47]

If my kicker was weaker, I'd definitely check and evaluate the action. If my kicker was stronger, I'd bet out. You're right in the middle. I think I still might check due to the size of the field. Hell, you might even wind up with odds to draw to a 3 outer.

Edit: As ak13 said, if I'm checking, I'm raising a LP bettor.

[detruncate]

I don't have a problem with the way you played it. TPMK is probably strong enough to lead this flop with given the board texture, and without a read I call down too once it's HU.

Checking the flop would be a reasonable alternative, and is a standard play with a smaller kicker.