30 / 60 Button Limp

Sully · #1 04-22-2005, 07:56 PM

I'm dipping my toes in the 30/60 pool on Party. I'm comfortable with the stakes, but not sure if I belong here quite yet, as I'm sure many of you will agree:

I know you would like some better reads, but this is all I have after about 100 hands on these players. Aggression is about what you would normally see from a strong but not maniacal 15/30 player:

SB:23/10
BB: 10/4
MP3: 32/8

Party Poker 30/60 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
5 folds, MP3 calls, 1 fold, Hero calls, SB completes, BB checks.

This is new to me, as I rarely ever limp in from the button, but it felt right here. The table had been tight, but the two blinds had been defending fairly well - I wanted to see a flop without getting in a dick-measuring contest or creating a pot that nobody could get away from.

Flop: (4 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets, SB raises, BB folds, MP3 folds, Hero 3-bets, SB calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero?????

I'm going to leave the river out of it for now, as I would like to concentrate on the action to this point, and it's really not that interesting anyway.

Fire away.

DpR · #2 04-22-2005, 08:21 PM

I don't like it, but i call down, unless this guy is straighforward.

sublime · #3 04-22-2005, 09:28 PM

raise preflop, you probably have the best hand and you get to attempt an isolation of a likey weak player. let them defend with crap, its still +EV.

to be honest, in spots like this i just like to call down (after the flop c/r). if he has some draw that he misplayed he will usually fire on the turn and river. it also doesnt take much thinking [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]