Trips out of the Big Blind in a Family Pot

NYCNative · #1 10-07-2005, 10:55 AM

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed) converter

Button ($55.35)
SB ($29.50)
Hero ($48.75)
UTG ($24.15)
UTG+1 ($45)
UTG+2 ($30.90)
MP1 ($23.60)
MP2 ($18.15)
MP3 ($7)
CO ($49.85)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.50, 2 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, MP3 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Button calls $0.50, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($3.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (7 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks, Button bets $0.5, SB folds, Hero raises to $2, UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Button raises to $3.5, Hero calls $1.50.

Turn: ($10.50) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $0.5, Hero calls $0.50.

River: ($11.50) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $11.5, Hero calls $11.50.

Final Pot: $34.50

I had just sat down, only played one orbit and I think this was my first flop that I saw. I checked the flop figuring that with seven people in the hand someone would take a stab and I could check-raise.

When I was min-reraised, I thought that I might be out-kicked or be behind trips full so I decided to play it passively which is why I didn't raise his stupid turn bet-check. Was that too weak-tight? Should I have let her rip?

I decided that I couldn't fold it on the river because villain's betting pattern was just so stupid. Donk lead and then aggression on the flop, a weak-donk turn bet and then a pot-sized bet on the river? Yeah, I was confused. Maybe that was his plan. But I wasn't going to fold this. Would you?