A marginal hand

Praxx · #1 01-02-2005, 02:06 AM

Very loose table, people are calling with anything.

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.5.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero calls, CO (poster) checks, Button folds, SB folds, BB checks.

Flop: (5.50 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, Hero checks, CO checks.

Turn: (2.75 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
BB bets, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, Hero folds, CO folds.

River: (4.75 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets, UTG+1 calls.

Final Pot: 6.75 BB

With three callers, I figure the BB bet and UTG call, either one of them has at least a two or five. Im also drawing to two outs for a full house. It seems like a marginal call to me, probably 30% chance that I am ahead.

I'm thinking that I should raise this flop but I'm not sure. Any advice?

antidan444 · #2 01-02-2005, 02:14 AM

You played it fine. Small pot, no set, no sweat, next hand.

- Dan

bennyk · #3 01-02-2005, 05:19 AM

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I'm thinking that I should raise this flop but I'm not sure. Any advice?

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Against 5 opponents, a bet here is not very good. It helps that you have the 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] so your set cannot make a 3-flush on board, but I take the free turn here 100% of the time.

Against fewer opponents, I would bet some of the time from Late position. (The games i play in are very tight).

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Small pot, no set, no sweat, next hand

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Couldn't have said it better. Any 5 or Q has you dead to 2 (or fewer) outs here. If you do have the best hand any 2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]s or overcards have a great draw.
bk

Cardzy · #4 01-02-2005, 05:30 AM

Got to love it when you hold 33 and everyone gives you a free turn card! Yep you played it goot. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]