Slowplaying bottom set with 2 suits on the flop

#1 12-20-2005, 08:44 PM

Here I took a turn from the normal pot-flop, push turn kind of play. In retrospect, yeah... I should've bet out etc. But I'm not sure it would've had the same effect. Normally, I don't slowplay with draws up.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) converter

UTG ($24.25)
UTG+1 ($38.65)
MP1 ($18.70)
MP2 ($15.45)
CO ($58.45)
Button ($33.90)
Hero ($24.35)
BB ($42.80)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. UTG+1 posts a blind of $0.35.
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 (poster) checks, 1 fold, MP2 raises to $1, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.90, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.75, UTG+1 calls $0.75.

Flop: ($4.35) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 bets $2.75, Hero calls $2.75, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds.

Turn: ($9.85) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $4.5, MP2 raises to $11.7, Hero calls $7.20.

River: ($33.25) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: $33.25

Maulik · #2 12-20-2005, 09:20 PM

well, why did you break from your standard line?

DJ Sensei · #3 12-21-2005, 12:50 AM

Slowplaying bottom set on this flop makes baby jesus cry.

#4 12-21-2005, 12:59 AM

this might sound kinda silly, but I was getting no action through fastplaying it on drawful boards.

wyrd · #5 12-21-2005, 01:32 AM

Never slowplay on a suited, coordinated board, especially when it's raised preflop. You should be happy to take down a raised pot on the flop. At the very least you must make those on the draw pay heavily.

In this case, someone raised, most likely a continuation bet, but there's $7 in the pot. Raise it up and hope he's willing to put his stack in there. If he folds, you just won a nice sized pot, and that's nothing to be unhappy about.