1/2 full ring

Hi,

My first post here so I will do a quick intro. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I am a student and have played around 20k hands at 0.5/1 and 1/2. I am a little loser but bonuses make me a tiny winner. Now over to the hand:

MP3 is 40VP$IP.

Party Poker 1.00/2.00 Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(10 handed)</font> link

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, MP3 calls.

Flop: (7.00 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Hero calls.

River: (10.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 12.50 BB.

[NateDog]

Welcome. What's your question? Should you be raising the flop? Depends on your read of SB. Should you call the river? Yes.

[Redd]

I wouldn't raise the flop here unless I was pretty sure I could get a free card. Then I'd take the free card against two people. The way it played out I also call the river raise.

[Russ McGinley]

I think you overplayed this hand. What is betting the turn going to accomplish? You need to check the turn and try and hit what is something around a 7-outer (3 nut queens, 1 probable nut queen, 6 overcards that are probably 50/50 to giving you the best hand). River call is pretty easy.

not sure what the question is here.....seems pretty basic to me, I think I'd have played it the same way. How did it turn out? MP3's check raise on the turn seems odd to me.

[Vote4Pedro]

Raising the flop is fine, but you gotta check behind on the turn and take the free card. And I'm not folding the river

maybe I'm missing something, but the flop raise is very valid, not only to gain a free card, but for value: you have two overcards, a gutshot nut straight draw, and a backdoor flush draw. I can't fault you for that OR for the turn bet, because with this board, he's easily on a draw and you could still be ahead.

I think you're giving too much credit to a player that has done nothing up till this point but call bets. The chance of taking the pot right there plus having up to 7 outs to win plus maybe winning UI with a blank river, all of these can't make betting a terrible play. Yes, if betting won't improve your chances to win you take the free card, but here I think that chance is substantial. Of course, he won't fold to a single bet with a flush or open-ender draw, but you are still ahead at that point.

[Vote4Pedro]

Maybe if it was HU, and you could take a free showdown. The problem is that youre up against multiple opponents and you hold A-high. Checking the turn is the play

[BatsShadow]

grunch. I think I like the flop raise for a free card, but then why bet the turn? You have nothing but overs and a gutshot. Take the card man.