Facing major resistance while stealing with 77...

[chesspain]

The following hand took place in the last couple of hours of a somewhat disheartening two-day stint at Foxwoods where I finished down $600 playing 5/10 (w/full kill). In addition, I had been drinking copius amounts of alcohol in the last couple of hours, but had since ceased drinking an hour earlier. As a note, the bulk of my losses occured during the sober parts of my time there. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

The villian in this hand is fairly new to the table, and he is posting the kill blind ($10) after having just won a large pot. To be honest, I can't remember if the villian was UTG or in the BB, although I don't think it matters as the hand plays out. The hand will play as 10/20, with an SB of $2, and a BB of $5 if the Villian is UTG. The players in between me and and Villian are fairly tight.

I'm in late MP with 7 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

It was folded around to me (or Villian checked UTG if he wasn't the BB) and I raise it to $20, folded to Villian who calls.


4 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Villian checks, I bet, Villian raises, I reraise, Villian caps, I call.


[4 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Villian bets, I...


1) Raise the turn, in an attempt to get a free showdown?
2) Simply call down no matter what the river brings?
3) Fold?

[mr pink]

it sucks, but folding is looking pretty good right about now.

there is just too much that you're behind to here. it's possible he was just testing you with the flop check/raise to see if you had overcards. your 3-bet should be telling him you have an overpair but he's still coming at you with a cap and then leading the turn...

you're drawing to 2 outs here, just fold.

[cassady]

A guy willing to cap a flop like this is too likely to reraise on the turn or bet on the river despite your turn raise. I think raising here is the worst option.

I like folding it at this point. Without a good read on the player, it's not worth calling two more big bets.

[chesspain]

This hand was bugging me all along my drive home last night, even though the money I lost on it was negligible in the overal scheme of my trip...

...anyway, I folded the turn.

Sorry if this hand was overly standard. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[private joker]

I would have called his flop checkraise and raised the turn for a free showdown. And if he 3-bets the turn, it's an easier fold. Use your position.