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Old 10-12-2004, 04:49 PM
jmark jmark is offline
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Default Pocket Kings vs the dreaded minraise

Here's another pocket pair hand I had. Table was relatively normal, I had only seen about 10 hands so far. I got blown off a big hand just a few hands ago, so I'm not sure if the table saw me as weak. Here I thought I had the best hand, but the minraise caught me off guard.

Paradise Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (10 handed)

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

CO ($38.00)
Button ($51.30)
SB ($45.67)
BB ($10.40)
UTG ($22.70)
UTG+1 ($35.75)
UTG+2 ($7.93)
<font color="C00000">Hero ($25.00)</font>
MP2 ($8.75)
<font color="C00000">MP3 ($24.10)</font>

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10. BB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.25, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to $1.3</font>, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $1.30, CO folds, Button folds, SB (poster) folds, BB folds, UTG+2 folds.

Flop: ($3.20) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets $2.6</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises to $5.2</font>, Hero calls $2.60.

Turn: ($13.60) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises to $10</font>, Hero calls $5.

River: ($33.60) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP3 checks.

Final Pot: $33.60

On the flop I was so confused by the minraise that I just called. I'm thinking I should have reraised there, but I thought the minraise might mean a set or straight.

When the turn hit I was still confused and somehow decided that he didn't have anything. I was still off guard though and couldn't figure out whether to lead out or try to checkraise. I was afraid of him having an ace and getting a free card, so I bet out. I couldn't decide how much to bet though, a smallish bet so that I could get away if he reraised all-in, or a more pot-sized bet.

So mainly, should I have come over the top on the flop? Since I got scared and just called should I have bet more on the turn, maybe $10? Or should I have checked?

When he minraised the turn, I was too confused to do anything but call and cross my fingers. I couldn't decide if he had a straight, a set, a big pocket pair, or if he just sensed weakness.
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