KK Late Position

ViperBull · #1 02-23-2005, 09:34 PM

Been at the table for about 15 hands. BB hadn't played a single hand in that time (and he's got a large stack). How did I play this?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) converter

MP1 ($30.2)
MP2 ($21)
Hero ($33.45)
CO ($52.7)
Button ($22.95)
SB ($48.86)
BB ($181.75)
UTG ($30.4)
UTG+1 ($38.65)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3, 2 folds, BB calls $2.50, 1 fold, MP1 calls $2.50.

Flop: ($9.75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, MP1 bets $0.5, Hero raises to $10, BB calls $10, MP1 folds.

Turn: ($30.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero ...

ViperBull

Los Feliz Slim · #2 02-23-2005, 09:43 PM

I'm not at all sure about this, but I would push here. You've got $20 left, there's $30 in the pot, so any bet other than pushing doesn't make sense to me. Either that, or be prepared to check behind and fold to a bet on the river if an A comes, which you're not going to want to do. Interested to see other answers.

TheWorstPlayer · #3 02-23-2005, 10:57 PM

Check behind and call a bet on the river. If you bet the turn, he is only going to call if you are behind. And a free card here can only help you. It is very unlikely that he has the naked A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] here. Either you are behind to a straight (not too likely), a flush (most likely), or a set (unlikely), or you are ahead and he will fold to a bet (probably most likely). If you are ahead, giving a free card can't be too terrible since you probably have the best draw in addition to the best hand, unless he has the naked A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] which doesn't seem too likely (because what would he be calling your flop bet with?). So I would check behind and hope to induce a bluff on the river. If he checks again, just check behind again. He isn't going to call another bet on this scary board if he is behind.

sik_wit_iit · #4 02-23-2005, 11:14 PM

you should definitely check the turn. you said yourself that the bb had not played a hand in the 15 hands that you were there. The only thing he would call a pot sized bet on the flop with is a set, an overpair jacks or better, or a flush draw. He either has you beat with a set, caught his flush on the turn, or your kings are still dominating, especially if he has a club with his overpair as well. If river is blank and he checks to you, probably just check it. It will be tough to get a call from inferior hand.

ViperBull · #5 02-24-2005, 09:45 PM

I checked behind on the turn. River brought a another six. He checked to me and I checked.

He showed AT of clubs and won the pot.

Thanks for the responses. It felt weak checking behind both times but I was fairly certain he had a flush. The check/call with the flop made me suspect he didn't have a set. I would've expected him to protect it with a raise.

ViperBull