Betty, when you call me, you can call me down.

[MastiffPaul]

This table has been tight and passive for about three orbits. Button plays any ace, calls too much postflop, and will most likely call down a raise if s/he bets. BB has folded preflop for three orbits. Same read for CO; folds often preflop, haven't seen him/her in a hand yet.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls, Button calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls, Button calls, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, CO folds, Button calls, BB calls.

Turn: (9.25 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls, BB calls.

River: (12.25 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button folds, BB calls.

Final Pot: 14.25 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 14.25 BB, between BB and Hero.</font>

[lil']

I'm responding cuz' I like your post title. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Three betting this flop seems like it does no good. The button won't fold and you're probably drawing to six outs at best vs the checkraise from a tight player.

[SomethingClever]

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BB has folded preflop for three orbits.


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I'd probably call the flop raise, check/call the turn and check/fold the river unimproved with this read.

Even if I thought BB was loose, I still probably don't 3-bet the flop in this situation.

But, I suck at 2/4, so take this with a grain of salt.

[chesspain]

On the river, are you really expecting the BB to lay down his Qx?

[MastiffPaul]

Is it unreasonable to believe that a tight player would do that?

[cold_cash]

If he's made it that far w/ Qx, he's not tight.

[chesspain]

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If he's made it that far w/ Qx, he's not tight.

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I don't know if I agree that he's not tight, since a decent player certainly could have called in the BB with most Qxs hands. However, what is most important here is that there is likely no more than a 1-2% chance that BB is going to lay down a Q here on the river, especially since there are no overcards on the board.