J10 on the button multiway, flop middle pair

J. Stew · #1 09-20-2005, 02:44 PM

One orbit in and the table is somewhat loose and somewhat passive. Villain here was unremarkable in nine hands.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 2 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, 1 fold, Hero calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Anybody raise here?

Flop: (6 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks, MP3 bets, Hero raises, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls.

We're raising here to: (I'm asking here)

1. knock out gutshots and charge flush draws
2. try to fold small pp's or do we want them calling?
3. get money in the pot with possibly the best hand.

Turn: (5 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero bets, MP3 calls.

Everyone folded to a flop raise and Mp3 just called. Mp3 checks the turn and I put him on a weak Ace, a flush draw, a gutshot, a better ten than mine like Q10, K10, or a small pocket pair.

I think I'm behind about half of the hands I put him on and ahead of about half. He checked to me so I'm leaning towards me being ahead but I am still 50-50 cause a passive player would probably check a weak ace and certainly a Q10/K10 to a flop-raise. I bet he calls.

River: (7 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero checks.

Brick on the river and he checks to me. He missed his flush and straight draws if he was on them. If he had a weak Ace he's calling me down and in my experience so far most .5/1 Partiers will call down a better ten than mine in this spot.

Is this an example of 'only a better hand will call here'?

If my read on villain was 'loose, calling-station' would you value bet the river, or should I have anyways?

Final Pot: 7 BB