man...weird hands today 200NL

[pho75]

There are many reasons to make bets other than to get worse hands to call.

- For information
- For value
- To get others to make a mistake
- And most important, so YOU don't make a mistake by giving a free card to beat you.

If you knew one or two of the other hands held middle pairs with hands like 76 or 87 or hands like QJh would you still check?

Even if you bet and only get called by a hand that beats you like 77 you still have many outs.

[rikz]

I think I'd bet a little more on the flop, at least $20. Then I'd continue to represent a hand that is defending against a flush draw by betting half the pot on the turn. I like betting because 2-pair is strong, and (more importantly) I want somebody calling to a lower flush draw to be more likely to think his flush is good if he hits on the river. If we're still playing by the river, I make a value bet on the river for 1/5 pot hoping a Kx or worse two pair makes a call. If someone pushes the river, I'd probably call without a strong read because I wouldn't be able to put someone on a set by the river (call/call on flop/turn with a flush draw and mulit-way pot with a set???). Checking the river to induce a bluff is good if at least one of the villain in the hand has tried river bluffs with missed draws and weak hands in the past. Without a read, I think a small value bet is good and you will get a call from TPWK or a lower 2-pair.

[SpaceAce]

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Thx for the advice, The reason I checked the turn is that I can't think of any worse hand (besides maybe a lower flush) that calls me here. Can you think of any?

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Are you new to the Party Poker $25-$200 no limit games? That's a semi-serious question because you will get called here by any random Ace that managed to see the turn, any flush draw, any TJ (maybe with a heart) that hung around this long, K3s, K7s (hey, it was only a minimum raise pre-flop!), KQ and so on. Don't be silly, bet the turn. If nothing else, make the other flush draw(s) give you some money before they whiff the river.

SpaceAce