A4s -- I need a better line . . .

[Nick C]

. . . because I'm pretty sure the one I took sucked.

For some context, though, here's what took place in the hand immediately before the one I'm wondering about, with basically the same cast:


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Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls.

Flop: (9.40 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+2 folds, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Turn: (7.70 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 folds, CO folds.

<font color="#0000FF">I was gritting my teeth while I bet the turn.</font>

Final Pot: 8.70 BB


All right, on to the A4s hand.

MP3 is 33/12/0.9 after 102 hands. My only note on him told me he once checkraised the flop with overs from the blinds after the PFR led the flop in a multiway pot.

I don't have very many hands with MP1.


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Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (10 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Button folds, SB folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

<font color="#0000FF">I was folding the flop if it came back two to me.</font>

Turn: (6.50 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Hero folds, MP1 folds.

<font color="#0000FF">This check-fold seems bad to me.</font>

Final Pot: 7.50 BB

How about this instead: Checkraise flop, lead turn and river if just called, peel versus flop 3-bet but otherwise fold to further aggression?

Check-call turn, donkbet-fold river?

Check-call turn and river?