Top Pair in a STEP 5

Jman28 · #1 08-08-2005, 11:13 PM

I'm trying my hardest to find some hands for you guys to look at. It's tough to know which of your plays are questionable.

This is from a STEP 5.

The Villain has only raised a couple times preflop thus far, and I haven't seen his hands then.

He only called when a short stack went all in ~400 with AA, I suppose hoping to get callers behind him. That entered into my mind during this hand...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (9 handed) converter

Button (t635)
Hero (t1005)
BB (t900)
UTG (t1260)
UTG+1 (t1865)
MP1 (t1570)
MP2 (t925)
MP3 (t880)
CO (t960)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t100, 5 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t300) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG+1 bets t325, Hero ?

raptor517 · #2 08-08-2005, 11:16 PM

utg has kk. fold. holla

Jman28 · #3 08-08-2005, 11:21 PM

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He probably shouldn't have folded preflop then.

microbet · #4 08-08-2005, 11:30 PM

Did you plan on check-raising, but the bet was bigger than you were expecting?

Does Raptor know it is KK because he saw the hand?

I would have bet out.

Jman28 · #5 08-08-2005, 11:34 PM

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Did you plan on check-raising, but the bet was bigger than you were expecting?

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Sorta... The BB is a LAG, and I planned to raise if he bet, or if the bet was smaller.

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Does Raptor know it is KK because he saw the hand?

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Raptor did not see the hand.

#6 08-09-2005, 12:04 AM

ouch. The board is pretty coordinated so it looks like a good protection bet or an excellent bluff. I guess I'm folding since I still have 9xbb; but I don't play steps and should be ignored.

raptor517 · #7 08-09-2005, 12:04 AM

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He probably shouldn't have folded preflop then.

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yea he made a bad laydown. means utg+1 is not gonna hit a set. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] yea as far as the play of this hand.. bleh. what do u think hes overbetting the pot with? do you think JQ is good against that range? i dont. holla

Jman28 · #8 08-09-2005, 12:07 AM

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utg has kk. fold. holla

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He probably shouldn't have folded preflop then.

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yea he made a bad laydown. means utg+1 is not gonna hit a set. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] yea as far as the play of this hand.. bleh. what do u think hes overbetting the pot with? do you think JQ is good against that range? i dont. holla

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I agree with your read 100%. I'm just seeing what people think, trying to find my leaks.

Jman28 · #9 08-09-2005, 12:11 AM

Does anyone have a problem with completing in the SB here?

raptor517 · #10 08-09-2005, 12:29 AM

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can go either way depending on the table. if u think u play well enough to not get trapped in a situation such as this, then by all means call for yer 5 to 1. if u dont lose any chips on this flop, you are doing well.. however a lot of people that would complete here also wouldnt play the hand well post flop. nice check fold. holla