A WSOP Main Event Hand

slickpoppa · #1 07-25-2005, 11:35 AM

I've been meaning to post this one for a while, here it is:

250-500 blinds, 50 ante. It is about 1:45 in the morning and we are playing until 2:30.

I have about 18,000 and I have tight table image. I have only played one hand to a showdown and it was when I took out a small stack with QQ.

I get KcJc in UTG+1 and raise to 1500. This is a marginal hand for EP, but I raised since play was tightening up because it was late and getting close to the second day.

It is folded to the BB who calls. I don't have much of a read on the BB other than that I suspect he is loose passive. He has about the same number of chips as me.

The flop is K T 5, all hearts.

BB checks, I bet 2500, he calls.

The turn is 4, not a heart.

He checks, I...? (There is ~9,000 in the pot and I have 14,000 left)

mikey checks · #2 07-25-2005, 11:50 AM

Make a strong bet?

you have to punish the draw with a decent kicker and if u bet it he might slow down and check down the river with KQ, AK

bruce · #3 07-25-2005, 11:59 AM

Bet around two thirds to three quarters of the pot. If he moves all in fold. Check the river if you don't improve. In
most spots you'll be up against a draw or a worse hand. If I had a heart draw ie. KJo with a heart I would check the turn.
I don't want to be c/r'ed off a potentially big draw. If a heart comes on the river well, use your best judgement.

Bruce

jon_1van · #4 07-25-2005, 12:04 PM

my mind screams small pot, small pot when he calls the flop bet.

burningyen · #5 07-25-2005, 12:30 PM

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my mind screams small pot, small pot when he calls the flop bet.

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Tyler Durden · #6 07-25-2005, 12:32 PM

push the turn. overbet but who cares, it looks like you have the best hand right now and you want to make it expensive for him.

Iconoclastic · #7 07-25-2005, 12:48 PM

Check the Flop. You have position and you have a showdown hand.

Tyler Durden · #8 07-25-2005, 12:57 PM

Giving a free card here must be the worst thing you can do.

slickpoppa · #9 07-25-2005, 01:04 PM

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my mind screams small pot, small pot when he calls the flop bet.

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So are you saying that I should check the turn? That doesn't really make any sense. What hand could he have that I beat that I want to give a free card to? Even if he has Kx, if his x is a heart I can't give him a free card.

burningyen · #10 07-25-2005, 01:17 PM

Oops, I misread the OP (all-heart flop). This is a tough one. I would bet 5000 and fold to a raise. I'd be happy to check behind on the river.