Party $100 NL Hand

[Ian J]

No real reads here. The tourney started about a half hour ago and I'm 7 tabling, so....

Anyone comfortable with calling off almost half your stack here on the river?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (10 handed) converter

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

CO (t400)
<font color="#C00000">Button (t1050)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t895)</font>
BB (t1855)
UTG (t940)
UTG+1 (t1630)
UTG+2 (t1410)
MP1 (t905)
MP2 (t1305)
MP3 (t1070)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, MP2 calls t20, MP3 calls t20, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t20, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t100) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t20</font>, MP3 folds, Button calls t20, Hero calls t20, BB folds.

Turn: (t160) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t155</font>, MP2 calls t155, Button calls t155.

River: (t625) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t300</font>, Hero......?

[DonButtons]

Tuff one.

Prob. fold, check the turn though.

[Prime Time]

I think you got to save chips and fold.

[Lloyd]

I understand the value of limping in but with no spades on the board and four opponents, more often than not I will often just check fold this despite top pair. If I choose to play (and I'd have to think this would be not very often), I will either lead out and bet the flop, or check raise the flop.

I don't like check calling - too weak. You need to define your hand quickly and check calling doesn't accomplish that. You tried to represent something on the turn and it didn't work. And you could have tested the waters with less than a pot size bet. But once you get called you know you're done unless maybe you make two pair on the river.

[Ian J]

I was in the SB here Lloyd, the preflop is a no brainer.

[DonButtons]

I think he knew you were on the small blind.

Flop-check/fold to big bet/call minimium bet (played ok)

Turn-check if you dont improve/call another mini bet/fold to big bet

-if you improve/bet out like you did

[Ian J]

Oops, you're right Don. I misread his post for "I don't understand the value of limping in." Sorry Lloyd.