Strange hand

Roy6 · #1 08-10-2005, 06:15 AM

Very few hands on villain.
How would you play this hand?
I called the flop to raise a safe turn (no 7 or Q), but then didn't raised it because I picked up a weak draw and being 3-bet sucks. This way, I can safely bet a rivered flush if checked to, since a check-raise is very unlikely.

Party Poker (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises, BB calls .

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls

Turn: 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls

River: 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls

Final Pot:

wackjob · #2 08-10-2005, 06:20 AM

I raise the turn here every time. You have a chance of folding better hands, and you have a fairly good drawing hand now. I think your line of "raise a safe turn" is kinda ninny, I'd much rather "raise the scary turn". If you get 3-bet on the turn you call and then you think about how you want to play the river when 1) you make a straight 2) you make a flush 3) you catch an A

Roy6 · #3 08-10-2005, 06:24 AM

do you think a T ever folds for a turn raise?

wackjob · #4 08-10-2005, 06:34 AM

Yes, I'm pretty sure I've folded tighties off of a better hand with a turn c/r here.