How would you have played this.

NutCrackerr · #1 12-31-2003, 03:05 PM

Party 2/4. I have Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] on the button. Okay, I know this sucks, but only 1 folded and I was pretty sure the blinds wouldn't raise. Sure enough, 9 of see the flop. Should I have folded even though I knew it was going to be a big pot?

3 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Great, I got lucky. Check, check, bet, call, raise, fold, fold, call, I 3-bet, blinds both fold, and all call. 5 to the turn (12BB). I thought Christmas was last week.

7 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Beautiful!

Checked to me, I bet, 3 callers. (16BB)

River 2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Sweet...I think, hit a flush.

Checked to me, I bet, 2 folds, and the original flop raiser check raises me. Does he think I was bluffing? Is he making a play? Did he limp in with an over pair? Bigger flush? I thought about popping him back, but without the nuts I just called him down. Would anybody else 3-bet with the non-nut flush on a paired board?

Mike Gallo · #2 12-31-2003, 03:11 PM

Preflop I make that call if I feel confident the blinds won't raise.

The flop, good play

The turn good play

The river, I would have gone one more bet. You do need to worry about utg having 99, Ax or Kx suited. Of course you lose to 77 or 22, however I do not think your opponent had either. Yes, go one more raise on the river.

chim17 · #3 12-31-2003, 03:14 PM

I'd probably cap on the river. He is either representing the flush or the two that helped him, obviously. Without knowing anything about the opponent they could easily cap with a smaller-than-queen flush. Also, he coulda picked up two pair on the river (unlikely scenario raising with Q2, but I would merit this more than a now made boat).

NutCrackerr · #4 12-31-2003, 04:21 PM

Check-raiser shows pocket 2's for the rivered boat. Way to hang in there buddy!

Mike Gallo · #5 12-31-2003, 04:29 PM

Check-raiser shows pocket 2's for the rivered boat. Way to hang in there buddy!

Wow...that must have hurt, however he had less cheese than you did preflop. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]