Multiway pots with monster hands...

[Siawyn]

My question in these 2 hands is specifically this: Is there value in trying to keep the 3rd person in the flop, or play it hard since the other person has shown they have a real hand too in my opinion -- 90% sure they had trips.

Hand 1:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

CO ($19.65)
Button ($23.29)
SB ($24.5)
BB ($12.65)
<font color="#C00000">UTG ($26.65)</font>
UTG+1 ($25.25)
UTG+2 ($51.85)
MP1 ($23.15)
MP2 ($39.2)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($23.3)</font>

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.1.
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, UTG+2 calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.60) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.25</font>, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, Button calls $1, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $7</font>, Button folds, UTG calls $4.

Turn: ($16.60) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $3</font>, Hero calls $16.05 (All-In), UTG calls $13.05.

River: ($48.70) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $48.70

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
UTG has Ad 5c (three of a kind, fives).
Hero has Kd 5d (full house, fives full of kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $48.70. </font>

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Hand 2:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (7 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

CO ($15.62)
Button ($12.85)
SB ($8.65)
<font color="#C00000">BB ($31.6)</font>
UTG ($19.35)
MP1 ($68.7)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($26.85)</font>

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.1.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.25) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1</font>, CO calls $1, Button folds, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $6</font>, CO folds, BB calls $4.

Turn: ($14.25) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $10</font>, BB calls $10.

River: ($34.25) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero calls $10.60 (All-In), BB calls $10.60.

Final Pot: $55.45

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
BB doesn't show.
Hero has 3h 3s (full house, threes full of sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins $55.45. </font>

[___SK___]

well in both cases its hard to agrue against doubling up, which u did. i think if u smooth call the raises on the flop you might get that one extra person to come along and drop the hammer on the turn.