A sexy one with 56s

[hobbsmann]

UTG is a monkey (46/13/1) and BB is Big Endian.

Party Poker 10.00/20.00 Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(10 handed)</font> link

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (6.00 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (11.00 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, Hero checks.

River: (11.00 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>.

Interesting PF call.

Edit: also, explain reasoning in capping flop?

[hobbsmann]

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Interesting PF call.

Edit: also, explain reasoning in capping flop?

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preflop: lots of limpers and a good multiway hand and I play better than the limpers so I call.

flop: me 2+2, me have pair + flushdraw, me like hand, me raise, rraaaarrrr.

Oh and capping for a free card is sexy as [censored].

[UVaHoo]

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Interesting PF call.

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Why is this an interesting call? 3 limpers with position, and blinds likely to come along? I'm a bit tight preflop, and I'd limp this 10 times out of 10.

I like it all, though I'm not sure about the river raise. I have 2 questions about this play:

1) Is he going to call enough to make it profitable?
2) Is he a type of player you could safely lay the hand down to a 3-bet against, or who could easily be 3-betting a K?

It's certainly possible those conditions apply, though I would want to know for sure before I made this play.

[hobbsmann]

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Interesting PF call.

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Why is this an interesting call? 3 limpers with position, and blinds likely to come along? I'm a bit tight preflop, and I'd limp this 10 times out of 10.

I like it all, though I'm not sure about the river raise. I have 2 questions about this play:

1) Is he going to call enough to make it profitable?
2) Is he a type of player you could safely lay the hand down to a 3-bet against, or who could easily be 3-betting a K?

It's certainly possible those conditions apply, though I would want to know for sure before I made this play.

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Yes, this guy calls a raise with a king AND folding to a 3-bet is very easy and was my plan.

[molawn2mo]

This was art, a thing of beauty!

Preflop is standard.

Flop is a dream, a value freecard raise/cap, a rare and cherished event.

River is the best part....but will/can he fold to a 3bet?

[JinX11]

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Edit: also, explain reasoning in capping flop?

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Hero is almost an exact coin flip any top pair hand (including AA, unless Villian has A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]) including AK. He's only a 60-40 dog to KT. The only hands he is a significant dog to is KK or TT and these look unlikely given how Villian has played his hand. Furthermore, raising / capping disguises Hero's hand very well in case the third spade rolls off on the turn or river.

AND raising is fun. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Seriously, this play has loads of metagame benefits, as well - he probably saw lots of action following this for what was probably perceived by the table as an overaggressive play (which it was not).

EDIT: wording revised slightly

[TheHammer24]

nh

I think this hand is absolutely standard IMO though.

[thejameser]

i like every street.

[cpk]

stizzandard. nh.