10-20 Foxwoods Game -- TRAPPED ... or am I?

[BarronVangorToth]

Good game -- not a lot of pre-flop raising and we're getting 5 or so per flop.

UTG opens for $10 -- this could be any pair or any two face cards

UTG+1 calls -- this means a decent pair, suited conntectors, or two face cards

I'm 1 off the button and see K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] and I haven't taken a flop for about a half hour, so I'm in.

Button calls -- boooooo.

Small blind throws in $5.

Big Blind raps the table.

Pot: $60

K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Top pair, third kicker, and a backdoor flush draw. Looking okay, even though there are five opponents.

Four checks to me -- gimme! I bet $10

Button: raises to $20

EVERYONE calls the $20 -- uh oh; this can't be good.

I throw in another $10

Pot: $180

Turn: 5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Now I picked up the flush draw. It's checked around to me. I check. Button bets $20. All four guys call again. What the hell is this?!?!?!?

I throw in my $20 like a good calling station, wondering how I got into this mess, and how I'm getting out of this. C'mon diamond!

Pot: $300

River: A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

GAH! Checked around to me -- could FOUR people be on random draws? -- what were the draws? -- lower pairs hoping to catch a dirty second pair -- what's going on?

I check.

Button bets.

EVERYONE folds this time.

I was prepared to fold if one of them called by they all folded.

There's $320 out there and even though I think there's a decent chance I'm beat (I don't think he had AK as he would've raised pre-flop, so I'm guessing KQ...?) I think it's the right call to make, considering the pot.

He flips over K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 10 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

GIMME.

The four guys were all grumbling after I took it down pretending like they had both of us beat, blah blah blah, but I'm guessing they were all on draws or whatever.

I just can't figure out how it went down like this.

Thought it was worth a post-up, though, seeing as I haven't put up a hand in a while.

Enjoy!


Barron Vangor Toth
www.BarronVangorToth.com
"Making Bad River Calls One Bet at a Time"