Whimpy Board Pair Strategy?

[vmacosta]

LP Ca B&M 12/24 game:

UTG+1, UTG+2 limp, all else fold, hero on button with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] calls, blinds call/check
Pot: 5 SB
Flop is 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 bets, UTG+2 folds
Hero calls, blinds fold
Pot: 7 SB;
Turn is 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG+1 bets, Hero calls
Pot: 11 SB;
River is 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG+1 bets, Hero calls

[Nightwish]

You need to raise the flop. This is for information, value, and because you don't want the blinds calling with overcards (turned out not to matter this particular time).

[vmacosta]

Good point, given that I didn't give you two important pieces of info.
1) Blinds were telegraphing a fold on the flop (actually SB folded out of turn)
2) UTG+1 was a completely unknown player.
I think the pivotal point is the turn...if a blank had come I might have popped it, but does the 7 turn it into a fold?

[Nightwish]

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Good point, given that I didn't give you two important pieces of info.
1) Blinds were telegraphing a fold on the flop (actually SB folded out of turn)
2) UTG+1 was a completely unknown player.
I think the pivotal point is the turn...if a blank had come I might have popped it, but does the 7 turn it into a fold?

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Folding is completely unacceptable. If you're sure the blinds are going to fold, raising the flop is not as crucial, but it's still a value raise.

[na4bart]

I agree with everything Nightwish had to say above. My question is why the preflop call? I need at least two more limpers preflop to justify the call. Here I put that K8s straight in the muck without another thought.

[TStoneMBD]

against weak limpers who play poorly postflop ill gladly limp in K8s, i may even raise with it in certain circumstances. against solid players ill always fold this. i dont know how you folded your hand postflop, i think a raise was supposed to be put somewhere in there.

[vmacosta]

I didn't fold...I just called the whole way since I had no idea where I was at...I really didn't like the way the guy was betting on the turn...he put his money in like he was expecting it to come back...does this change anything?