Play Along: Hand Protection and Pot Odds

[Bill Lumberg]

Only read is CO is 38/9 after 160 hands

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP with J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
3 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, cutoff calls, button 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, Hero calls, cutoff calls.

<font color="blue"> </font> I know, I pussed out by not capping.

Flop: (12 sb) T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
BB checks, Hero bets, cutoff calls, button raises, BB folds, Hero ???

Play along, I'll post the turn and river after discussion of the flop.

I 3-bet this flop.

[Bill Lumberg]

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I 3-bet this flop.

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Why is this better than calling?

[Bill Lumberg]

Hero calls flop raise

Turn (9.25 BB) T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Hero ???

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Only read is CO is 38/9 after 160 hands

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP with J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
3 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, cutoff calls, button 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, Hero calls, cutoff calls.

<font color="blue"> </font> I know, I pussed out by not capping.

Flop: (12 sb) T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
BB checks, Hero bets, cutoff calls, button raises, BB folds, Hero Calls - I assume

Turn (9.25 BB) T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Hero ???

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I check. Depending on reads I may fold to turn bet from Button. As is I make a bold assumption that I will call down

*****************Since I'm feeling froggy *******************
I reworked the turn results to be included with the initial part of the hand and I assumed you called flop since we are at the turn stage and no one really advocated raising. I'd also suggest you change the Subject when you post the turn. That way People don't have to search for the next part of the discussion. You could also respond to your original post that way it gets an entirely new directory tree for itself.

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Only read is CO is 38/9 after 160 hands

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP with J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
3 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, cutoff calls, button 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, Hero calls, cutoff calls.

<font color="blue"> </font> I know, I pussed out by not capping.

Flop: (12 sb) T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
BB checks, Hero bets, cutoff calls, button raises, BB folds, Hero Calls - I assume

Turn (9.25 BB) T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Hero ???

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Call the floor immediately!! 2 Tc?!?

[J. Stew]

Calls, we have overpair plus back door draws. I put button on AA-TT, maybe nines, plus A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], maybe AK off too. Let's call and see the turn.

[Mathieu]

With 16-1 pot odds, an overpair and some backdoor draws, we have to at least call here. I don't think we are ahead* often enough to warrant a reraise so I call this flop.

* The typical opponent will usually not raise AKo here, and AhKh, AhQh are actually ahead of us now.

call, and evaluate on the turn

I check with the intent of raising a bet back to me or folding if it's two back. BB concerns me more than button because he called two cold knowing it was 3 bet in front. If Button raises and big blind calls I'm popping it to see how much the button really likes his hand.