3-handed and hand reading

jgorham · #1 10-21-2005, 02:46 PM

SB is a good player who I really wish wasn't at this table. He has overplayed a few hands against me, but besides that he seems to be playing optimally. Button on the other hand is bad. He is very very loose, and too passive for the three handed game.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
Button calls, SB raises, Hero calls, Button calls.

Flop: (6 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, Button calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, Button 3-bets, SB calls, Hero caps, Button calls, SB calls.

River: (16.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, Button raises, SB folds, Hero ?

Will post my thoughts in a bit.

jph0424 · #2 10-21-2005, 03:07 PM

If he is passive then just call the river raise. You have the second nuts but I don't think you are good enough of the time to risk him capping with the nuts.

baronzeus · #3 10-21-2005, 03:47 PM

3bet

dealer_toe · #4 10-21-2005, 03:51 PM

I cap it, I don't think villain is limping Axs often enough for a cap to be -ev. The PF limp is the main reason I cap it. Its very likely he has a lower flush.

EDIT: errr 3bet it I mean.

KDawgCometh · #5 10-21-2005, 03:57 PM

I really want to three bet this. What has the villian showed down, is he likely to go this nuts with two pair, a set, or does it have to be a nut flush. This action when the flush hits is pretty odd, though he could also be pushing with a lesser flush too. I generally would lead towards three betting this river

#6 10-21-2005, 04:19 PM

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Button on the other hand is bad.

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Bad players think their raggedy flushes are the nuts. I keep raising this.

Elkhound · #7 10-21-2005, 04:29 PM

I would go for the three bet as well.

If the villian was slow playing KK preflop the betting makes sense with the lower risk of a flush being out against him three handed plus redraws to a full-house.

tizim · #8 10-21-2005, 06:43 PM

I definitely 3-bet the river. You only lose to Axs, and many of those are getting raised preflop, even if Button is too passive for a 3-handed game. I'd discount the combos of Axs he could have to 4-5 or so. Compare that to the TONS of combos of suited hands a too loose player would openlimp with and potentially play like this, and I'm pretty sure this is a 3-bet. Of course, some passive players would never play anything but the nuts this way, but with the read you provided, I definitely 3-bet.

I also like a flop raise. If Button coldcalls, you're probably getting value on the raise, and if he folds, you get tons of fold equity on the turn.

TStoneMBD · #9 10-21-2005, 07:00 PM

id raise the flop and id also 3bet the river against most players

B Dids · #10 10-21-2005, 07:03 PM

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He is very very loose, and too passive for the three handed game

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I think all you people wanting to 3-bet after he raises you after all the turn action are out to lunch. I call.