55 against a tight player. Any thoughts on this?

Ricardido · #1 04-08-2005, 02:30 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed) converter

SB ($89.02)
BB ($160.45)
UTG ($146.35)
MP ($49)
Hero ($273.88)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.5.
UTG calls $1, 1 fold, Hero calls $1, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($4) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG bets $2, Hero raises to $5, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls $3.

Turn: ($14) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets $1, Hero raises to $7, UTG calls $6.

River: ($28) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets $5, Hero raises to $20, UTG calls $15.

Final Pot: $68

Results in white below: 
UTG has Jc As (one pair, aces).
Hero has 5d 5h (three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: Hero wins $68. 

Villain is quite a tight player and limped in. I look down at 55 and would normally raise in this position but decided to call.

This flop for me was a dream flop, and normally would check call flop, check raise turn and lead river. Was this too aggressive? I did put villain on an ace for definate- either AK/AQ so was suprised to get so much $ out of villain here- i guess he wasnt as Tight as i thought.

What would be your play here?

mason55 · #2 04-08-2005, 02:40 PM

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This flop for me was a dream flop, and normally would check call flop, check raise turn and lead river. Was this too aggressive? I did put villain on an ace for definate- either AK/AQ so was suprised to get so much $ out of villain here- i guess he wasnt as Tight as i thought.

What would be your play here?

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hard to check/call, check/raise when you're not first to act.

i would bet more on the flop. $4 + his $2 + your $2 = $8 so I'd make your flop bet around $8 (a 3/4 pot raise).

the turn is a fine card for you and when he bets $1 you should raise to at least $12. he either has a hand or he doesn't and you need to make sure he's not getting odds to call. your raise to $7 gave him odds (pot+implied) to draw to a flush if that's what he had. if you're going to open the betting back up on the river by raising you might as well make it a real raise as well.

all in all, your raises need to be a lot bigger on each street, you're giving up value and not charging the draws. other than that it looks good.

booger · #3 04-08-2005, 02:44 PM

U did fine imo. I don't play 6 handed so I play it differently at a full table. UTG was a fish to call 3 raises with top pair Jack kicker which is nice for you. I just finished a session at full tilt reraised a player (3x his raise)with AA vs his AJ and I had him all-in by the turn after an Ace hit the flop. They keep the bankroll growing.

Izenra · #4 04-08-2005, 05:05 PM

I think you played it fine. A raise is riskier to lose player. WAiting for trips is the best.