this hand made me feel dirty - unimproved 66

djoyce003 · #1 08-10-2005, 11:15 AM

Alright, villain in this hand is 55/22 and I don't have many hands on him. I was really unsure what to do on this entire hand. I decided to take a call-down approach figuring I was either ahead and he was drawing or I was crushed. When he overbet the pot on the flop I really thought i was ahead and he just wanted me to fold....if he has AA or KK here I figured he'd want to milk me a little. Then he did the same thing on the turn and I really wasn't sure. I figured I might be behind after this point, but I also figured he'd slow down on the river with nothing. Well the river comes and he puts in a huge bet overbetting the pot again. This looked a little too much like a desperation bluff to me and I thought till there was about 5 seconds left in my bank before I called. I didn't feel good about a single decision on any street. I'd be curious how others would play it...would you raise for information on any street? Do you call this river?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 4 handed) converter

SB ($178.23)
Hero ($146.70)
UTG ($91.60)
Button ($98.85)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls $1, 1 fold, SB (poster) raises to $1.5, Hero calls $1, UTG calls $1.

Flop: ($6) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets $8, Hero calls $8, UTG folds.

Turn: ($22) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets $25, Hero calls $25.

River: ($72) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB calls $143.23 (All-In), Hero calls $111.70 (All-In).

Final Pot: $326.93

fuzzbox · #2 08-10-2005, 11:23 AM

Looks like Aces to me. (or some other big PP)

Its highly unlikely that this is a bluff (but I could be wrong). He scorched it on every street and now he pushes. You only really beat AK here.

yvesaint · #3 08-10-2005, 11:26 AM

I put him squarely on big pair or quads, because you look like you are calling down anything.

#4 08-10-2005, 11:28 AM

How can he have quads?

Ghazban · #5 08-10-2005, 11:30 AM

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I decided to take a call-down approach figuring I was either ahead and he was drawing or I was crushed.

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This is horrible thinking in no-limit.

djoyce003 · #6 08-10-2005, 11:31 AM

before everyone starts dogpiling here, this guy is 55/22....you can't give him credit for AA here I don't think.

yvesaint · #7 08-10-2005, 11:32 AM

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How can he have quads?

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You're right, I didn't think this through. Maybe if he was on the Button, but not SB of course.

dtbog · #8 08-10-2005, 11:32 AM

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Alright, villain in this hand is 55/22 and I don't have many hands on him. I was really unsure what to do on this entire hand.

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I'd raise the flop. If he 3-bets or bets the turn, I'd probably fold, but I haven't played with this opponent and this hand seems pretty read-specific. You don't want a big pot here, unless he's a total donk... and you don't seem to be sure.

Raising the flop seems to solve all of the problems that you face here -- because now when the pot gets bigger, you know you're beat.

I'm not a fan of backing WA/WB situations with my entire stack without a read.

dtbog · #9 08-10-2005, 11:33 AM

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before everyone starts dogpiling here, this guy is 55/22....you can't give him credit for AA here I don't think.

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Of course not, but 77 88 99 TT JJ QQ KK are also possibilities. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

dtbog · #10 08-10-2005, 11:33 AM

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How can he have quads?

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A4 K4 Q4 J4 T4 94 84 74 64 54 34 24 [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]