Betting look good?

meleader2 · #1 05-21-2005, 05:44 AM

the only real concern i have is my flop bet. it's only half the pot (of a 2$ pot) but i'm mainly just trying to poke around for information from the big stack. he was pretty tight and would let stronger stuff go. MP2 was loose i saw him showdown some real garbage...any comments appreciated.

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed) converter

MP3 ($31.75)
CO ($36.85)
Button ($52.20)
SB ($28.75)
Hero ($50)
UTG ($21.50)
UTG+1 ($180.60)
UTG+2 ($15.15)
MP1 ($61.35)
MP2 ($54.75)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50, 2 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, MP3 calls $0.50, 3 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ($2.25) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets $1.25, UTG+1 folds, MP2 raises to $4.25, MP3 folds, Hero calls $3.

Turn: ($10.75) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $4.25, MP2 calls $4.25.

River: ($19.25) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $7, MP2 calls $7.

Final Pot: $33.25

MP2 had K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

UOPokerPlayer · #2 05-21-2005, 06:27 AM

The flop bet is your big problem IMO. Other than that and maybe a river check, I'm a on the same page as you. The bigger flop bet is gonna set up a bigger turn value bet, as well as a bigger river blocker. Essentially this creates a bigger pot against something that you're ahead of more often than not. My turn bet is probably bigger porportionally also. If an 11 dollar pot as it is, I'd probably go $6. Then for the $23 final pot i'd probably do $8, about a third of the pot. That's just the standard line for me, read dependent I could check/fold turn or river, but for the most part I'm playing it that way.

pk Wools · #3 05-21-2005, 08:15 AM

should he have bet pot there?

pmuir10 · #4 05-21-2005, 08:24 AM

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yeah probably. i woulda bet 2 (into the 2.25) with this flop

meleader2 · #5 05-21-2005, 11:25 AM

yeah now that i look at it, it definetly makes no sense betting a dollar. thanks guys.

fl0w · #6 05-21-2005, 12:05 PM

By betting too little on the flop, your opponent sensed weakness and thought he might be ahead, hence the reraise. A bigger bet would probably induce a call only.

Reraise the flop. You're not beaten by many hands that opponent wouldn't have raised pf with. The only hand I can think of is KJ or 77, other hands are just too unlikely.
You're most likely ahead. Take control.

-Skeme- · #7 05-21-2005, 01:05 PM

I'm checking river. And reraising the flop sucks. If you think he's bluffing because he sensed weakness on your flop bet, you don't want him folding.