55 on 578 board - when to slow down?

ThePimpulator · #1 08-29-2004, 08:20 PM

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is CO with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
5 folds, Hero calls, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks,

Flop: (4 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB bets, BB folds, Hero raises, Button calls, SB 3-bets, Hero caps, Button calls, SB calls.

Turn: (8 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, Button folds, SB 3-bets, Hero caps, SB calls.

River: (16 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 18 BB
Main Pot: 18 BB, between Hero and SB. > Pot won by SB (18 BB).

Results in white below: 
SB shows 9d 6c (straight, nine high).
Hero shows 5s 5c (three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: SB wins 18 BB. 

Hes BB, he could have anything. Though he bets out on the turn after my flop cap I feel I still have to raise what could easily be two pair. Once he 3-bets I get a little worried.

You think I should have just called the turn?

bdk3clash · #2 08-29-2004, 08:44 PM

I would have check-called after the turn 3-bet, but that's just me. Going another bet here isn't probably much different than calling at this point in the long run, although more astute opponents might squeeze 2 extra bets out of you by checkraising the river.

bdk3clash · #3 08-29-2004, 08:54 PM

BTW, I think you should have raised preflop. I don't see what open-limping from the CO accomplishes.

ThePimpulator · #4 08-29-2004, 09:05 PM

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BTW, I think you should have raised preflop. I don't see what open-limping from the CO accomplishes.

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I agree. I thought that straight after I called.

amerksmann22 · #5 08-29-2004, 10:12 PM

1. Raise preflop

2. Flop play is ok but I would not cap b/c I want him to lead into me on the turn so I can raise the bigger street. (Although, that line sucks here because you are behind but board pairs and you will win a big pot)

3. I slow down on the turn if I raise and he three bets.

I always open raise any pocket pair form the CO, I know it is hard to play 55 post flop but I dont want 96o to see a cheap flop against my 22-88.

BigEndian · #6 08-29-2004, 10:19 PM

"when to slow down?"

When you're dead or the river, which ever comes first.

- Jim