T8s - A draw hand

MarkD · #1 03-18-2005, 10:36 PM

Yah, still learning here.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG ($24.90)
UTG+1 ($69.40)
MP1 ($90.15)
MP2 ($82.20)
MP3 ($19.25)
CO ($64.25)
Hero ($78.95)
SB ($39)
BB ($90.25)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls $1, UTG+1 calls $1, 4 folds, Hero calls $1, 1 fold, BB raises to $4, UTG calls $3, UTG+1 calls $3, Hero calls $3.

Flop: ($16.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB bets $4, UTG calls $4, UTG+1 raises to $10, Hero calls $10, BB folds, UTG calls $6.

Turn: ($50.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 bets $15, Hero ...

tbach24 · #2 03-18-2005, 10:39 PM

Call. Straight draws are so much more deceptive than flush draws and you nearly have pot odds for a 6-outer. Maybe some bluff equity for a [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] if that's not what the other guy is on.

MarkD · #3 03-18-2005, 10:48 PM

Turn: ($50.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 bets $15, Hero calls $15, UTG folds.

River: ($80.50) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $10, Hero folds.

I'm not sure why I didn't bluff here. I think I just didn't wnat to put in a large amount of my stack on a bluff and felt that I would need to make it at least 40-50 for my raise to be believable and even then the pot would be a pretty decent size and my bluff equity would have to be low I think. My hand does look exactly like a flush draw though and his bet is small but I would prefer to bluff if my opponent checked the river.

The big bluff is not a big part of my game atm and I wanted to play this hand simply - put my money in with a +EV draw. Just wanted to make sure this hand was standard as it cost me a large percentage of my stack.