Two flopped sets.

VarlosZ · #1 09-29-2004, 05:23 PM

These two hands happened in close succession on two different tables. No good reads in either case. Comments on any aspects of the hands are appreciated.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (10 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

BB ($146.7)
UTG ($82)
Hero ($100)
UTG+2 ($139)
MP1 ($95)
MP2 ($4.3)
MP3 ($62.65)
CO ($132)
Button ($136.1)
SB ($101.2)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $1.
1 fold, Hero calls $2, 5 folds, Button calls $2, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($8) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $7, Button calls $7, SB folds, BB folds.

Turn: ($22) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $10, Hero calls $10.

That's just about the worst card that could possibly come. At this point I put him on a made draw, and am mostly hoping to fill up on the river.

River: ($42) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $20, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $62

I suspect that this was a weak fold, but his bets looked for all the world like a made flush trying to keep top pair interested. Then again, I might have the best hand better than one time in four in this situation. What say you?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, 2$ BB (10 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

BB ($99.25)
UTG ($198)
UTG+1 ($95)
UTG+2 ($251.45)
MP1 ($109.9)
Hero ($151.85)
MP3 ($341.65)
CO ($106.1)
Button ($111.3)
SB ($98)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $1.
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $2, 1 fold, Hero calls $2, MP3 raises to $6, 3 folds, BB calls $4, UTG+2 calls $4, Hero calls $4.

Flop: ($25) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero checks, MP3 checks.

I checked hoping the preflop raiser would bet and middle the field for me, but no luck.

Turn: ($25) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero checks, MP3 bets $12, BB calls $12, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to $40, MP3 folds, BB folds.

Final Pot: $89

The Ace is a lovely card for me, since I have to figure the preflop raiser has now hit his hand. This time I succeeded in middling the field, but was that the right move given what I figured MP3 to have? In other words, if he has AK (as he claimed before he folded) and I throw a small-ish bet into him (say, $10-$15), he probably raises. This knocks out the field, but commits him to the hand for, probably, a much larger chunk of his stack.

So: Bet into the raiser, check and raise, or check and call?