Turn raise...

[youngin20]

Thoughts? I wanted all he was going to give...


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG ($83.30)
Hero ($21.65)
Button ($29.35)
SB ($9.75)
BB ($36.55)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.25) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls $1.50.

Turn: ($5.25) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $6</font>, UTG folds.

Final Pot: $11.75

any read on villain? 9 times out of 10, i fold this hand preflop, especially in MP with a limper in front of me.

[youngin20]

no read, more curious about the raise than the preflop decision.

eh, very well... i guess your turn raise is OK, if your opponent is a thinking poker player of course. you have no read on your opponent, you're in an unraised pot, and villain most likely has no table image of you. he could have any two cards really. i don't like your line all that much...

--solids


ps. fold preflop

[youngin20]

Other than fold preflop. For example, you are in BB, he is in SB. what is your play then?

haha well, other than preflop, your line is fine. reraising the size of the pot on both streets looks good, especially after the donk bet turn. if he called you down, expect to see a bad king.

--solids

oh one more thing. keep a full stack when you play NL (if your budget permits, of course)