Tricky Hand for HUSH Final Days

[Danenania]

SB is unknown. Button is 35/25/1.5ish 4-6 handed and plays pretty sensibly postflop. My flop plan was to call the flop then raise most turns if Button didn't raise behind me. Turn call probably isn't too great eh? Odds are there but lots of raising danger behind me and potentially tainted outs. Tell me what y'all think.

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Preflop: Hero is CO with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (8 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB calls, Hero calls.

River: (14 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 17 BB

[baronzeus]

interesting...i think raising the flop isnt bad, but other than that i cant see myself playing it differently, except for calling the river.

[Surfbullet]

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interesting...i think raising the flop isnt bad, but other than that i cant see myself playing it differently, except for calling the river.

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These were my thoughts as well. I think waiting for the turn is interesting here...my default is to raise the flop, though, since I can be confident i'm behind if the pfr 3bets over a bet and a raise and release on the turn UI.

Surf

[Spicymoose]

I like raising the flop, as it will put a ton of pressure on button to fold his overcards, even though he probably has odds to call (as long as he doesn't have a king).

[Stefan_K]

i dont like the turn call, the jack is not a good card i think you are often behind here

I dont know if you can fold this river. Imo button can have a high pp or J10s often enough to make a call profitable. You are after all getting 17:1.

[The Truth]

If I dont raise the flop;

I fold to SB's turn donk bet. It's close odds wise; you are getting 9-1 and you have what? 4-7 clean outs? I think its a reverse implied odds nightmare. Plus chance of raise behind you.

blake

[flawless_victory]

i raise the flop... given your flop play, turn call (first one) looks ugly.
other streets are fine.

[baronzeus]

does anyone really fold the turn with a pair and a gutshot? cuz i dont

Easy flop raise.

This is the kind of predicament you can find yourself in by waiting until the turn with only a pair of nines in a three-way pot.

There's merit to waiting for the turn with intentions of raising any good card or folding any bad card. If you call on a bad card, however, it really defeats the purpose of not raising the flop.

That being said, you also need to call the river raise. He has an overpair often enough for a call to be worthwhile. Also, keep in mind that you didn't play this hand like you have a nine, so he might be raising the river more lightly than you think.