First hand post, small/middle pair

detruncate · #1 10-18-2004, 04:31 AM

Hello and welcome.

You're sitting on an underpair. You have 2 outs if you're behind. There's 4 SB in the pot. The board cards are right in the sweet spot. I'm happy check/folding.

I can at least understand what you were trying to do on the flop and turn, but what were you thinking on the river? Not only does MP1 have to be flat out bluffing, CO can't have caught any part of the board either. They may not be showing aggression, but they've called 2 streets so far... and one of your few hopes (that at least one was chasing an ace) just got squashed. Did they both miss their draws and bet and call anyway? Pretty easy fold my friend.

detruncate · #2 10-18-2004, 05:28 AM

It occurred to me that my comment might seem harsher than I intended. I wrote it with a smile on my face, remembering all the similarly inexplicable plays I've made. Err... make.

luckydog · #3 10-18-2004, 07:05 AM

Your first post didn't seem harsh at all.
Rather it was full of information for someone playing only about 6 weeks now.
As ncboiler said, "I'm not good at playing these hands" so I normally just fold and call it a day.
I wanted to try something different than automatically folding. I thought that if I bet and someone had a big hand (which wouldn't take much) I would get raised and could fold.
I guess I wasn't prepared for someone (MP1) to flop a full house and call all the way to the river.
I have been having a problem with two pair getting beat, not seeing it coming and was trying to find a way to reduce number of times it happens.
I am also very weak (PT total agression .35) and have been trying to correct that.
Guess I went to far :-)
I play a lot at Pacific (trying to clear bonus) so perhaps I'm used to people calling all the way with nothing.
So much to learn. :-)
Thanks for the help and info.

Luckydog

witeknite · #4 10-18-2004, 10:24 AM

One thing to keep in mind is in this situation, you really don't have two pair. I mean, you do, but since everyone has the pair of jacks, it really isn't worth it to take it into consideration. What you have here is basically bottom pair. Any pair better than your 6's will win.

WiteKnite