Multiway 1/2 NL live game hand

Irishfly · #1 05-10-2005, 02:20 PM

Reads-
UTG is loose agg who has been raising more than half the pots preflop mostly $7 to $12. Generally throws drastically small continuation bets when he has a draw or hits little bitty pieces of the flop. Have seen him show down K4, J9, AQ, K6, A4, A2 all for PFRs. About $225 behind

BB is a girl, nice but doesn't seem like she has a complete understanding of more than just "how to play". Has pushed preflop with AJ twice and 44. about $115 behind

Late Position is decent player relatively unremarkable. about $70 behind

Hero with $120 behind

Everyone is looking to snap off the Loose Agg UTG guy.

Hero middle position with 77

UTG raises to $7
Hero calls
LP calls
BB calls

Flop <font color="blue">7 A 9 rainbow </font>
BB checks
UTG bets $5
Hero calls
LP calls
BB calls

Turn <font color="blue"> 9 puts two suits on the board </font> BB checks
UTG bets $5
Hero raises to $14
LP reraises to $28 [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
BB pushes all in ~$105 [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]
UTG pushes all in ~$250 [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
HERO scratches head?????

Can you get away from this hand? Is it an absolutely terrible laydown?, absolutely terrible call? easy laydown? easy call?

Results to follow

swolfe · #2 05-10-2005, 02:27 PM

i'd push it and expect to be ahead here enough that it's +EV in the long run...not that this particular scenario comes up very often [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Always Rockets · #3 05-10-2005, 02:41 PM

That's pretty tough...
From your reads on the people I feel as though that UTG could have 2 pr or better, BB is a crap shoot, but I couldnt put her on more than an A..... but theres 445 in the pot (by my calc) and you only have $94 left so I think a call makes sense. I would be most worried about LP who still has to play behind you

phuc · #4 05-10-2005, 02:45 PM

I'm torn on this one, but I'd probably push here too. The hands that beat you are 97, 99, AA, and A9, all of which are likely hands based on preflop action except 97, but who knows.

I'd guess LP may have AQ or AK (though 99 or A9 is a very likely possibility). Same for BB. But it's dependent upon what they have been playing prior to that and my read on them. LAG could have anything from AA to 9T, possibly even 97. I'd say you have the LAG where you want him and if he has a hand that beats yours, so be it, but this is your chance to take a large pot down that you've been waiting for. There's three-way action (maybe even four-way, but not likely), so it's only $100 with a fairly strong hand in a $350+ pot? I'd put the rest of my chips in and just say "nice hand" if I lose.

phuc · #5 05-10-2005, 02:46 PM

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That's pretty tough...
From your reads on the people I feel as though that UTG could have 2 pr or better, BB is a crap shoot, but I couldnt put her on more than an A..... but theres 445 in the pot (by my calc) and you only have $94 left so I think a call makes sense. I would be most worried about LP who still has to play behind you

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LAG has him covered so he can't win the entire pot. therefore the pot is only around $350+ for him.

BZ_Zorro · #6 05-10-2005, 02:50 PM

Yet another reason not to slow play [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

swolfe · #7 05-10-2005, 03:00 PM

also, raise the damn flop

canis582 · #8 05-10-2005, 03:02 PM

I'd BET that they have X9 and you are rich. Poker isnt a game of certainty.

RedRum · #9 05-10-2005, 03:14 PM

I can't let the FH go for those odds, but I feel you're behind the A9 and gonna lose the stack this time.

That said, the ~250 push says he doesn't want any more callers and thinks his trip 9s are good heads up. I have to make the call.

Drink More,
RedRum

Irishfly · #10 05-10-2005, 05:43 PM

I had a crying call and sure enough I was beat. UTG has AA for the overboat and both of the other players had a weak nine (LP folded to the all in). When I lost that pot I was pretty sick as I really knew that I was beat but looking back I feel better about it. Not that many hands to beat me as you all stated, can't really give UTG credit for it as I have a pretty good read at this point, and it was a huge pot with only 55BB to call. With deeper stacks I think it would be an easy laydown but I really don't feel too bad about it now. Over the next 9 hours UTG hemorraged that entire pot away and left with $50. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] Most of his chips found their way back to me. I agree that this is a +EV call in the long run. Thanks for everyone's input.

D.