Strage line from opponent

Evan · #1 09-06-2004, 03:38 PM

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB checks.

Flop: (3.33 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB raises, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls.
Kind of a wierd check-raise since no one showed any aggression preflop. I'm obviously planning to raise when he leads the turn.

Turn: (3.66 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.
Okay, now I'm confused...check-raise, check-call? I have no idea what he has.

River: (5.66 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero calls.
I don't really see how that 8 could've helped him unless he has 88. This line makes no sense for a straight since he would've made it on the turn. What the hell does he have? I don't know, so out of confusion I call the 3 bet. Should I cap on a river like this when he comes to life?

Final Pot: 11.66 BB

sthief09 · #2 09-06-2004, 03:43 PM

looks like 65 to me... the auto check-raise draw, the check on the turn, then the bet on the river. you still gotta raise and maybe even cap.

Evan · #3 09-06-2004, 04:01 PM

Wouldn'y you expect some action on the turn form 56. Especially since he check-raised the flop so it's unlikely that i'll bet the turn. i would think hed be worried about having the turn checked through with 56.

sthief09 · #4 09-06-2004, 04:12 PM

I didn't realize he would've turned a straight with 65. I was thinking he rivered it. I'd cap the river.

Evan · #5 09-06-2004, 04:24 PM

I have a tendency to get too passive when I'm really confused like I was in this hand. Anyway, BB had Q8 for the rivered 2 pair. I still don't understand his turn play for the life of me. I do agree that I should've capped the river, but I just couldn't put him on a hand and I pussied out.

sthief09 · #6 09-06-2004, 04:26 PM

oh yeah... raise preflop

Evan · #7 09-06-2004, 04:27 PM

I was kinda surprised you didn't say that yet. Is it really a bad limp.

Akzhel · #8 09-09-2004, 03:02 AM

From somebody new to this forum:
Why should you raise those sevens? How many opponents do you ideally want with a middle pocket?

Gatts · #9 09-09-2004, 03:09 AM

Ideally, either nine or one.

pistol78 · #10 09-09-2004, 03:14 AM

I think you will see 2 pair here more often than a slowplayed str8.