5-10 PL River Play

Philuva · #1 03-14-2005, 03:31 PM

This was my second hand so I have no reads on opponent. What should my play be on the river and any comments on the flop and turn would be appreciated.

Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

MP3 ($3769)
CO ($256.5)
Button ($2357.5)
Hero ($990)
BB ($1387.5)
UTG ($1000)
UTG+1 ($1197)
UTG+2 ($802.5)
MP1 ($1657.5)
MP2 ($975)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $5.
6 folds, CO calls $10, Button calls $10, Hero (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($40) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO checks, Button bets $36, Hero raises to $100, BB folds, CO folds, Button calls $64.

Turn: ($240) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $200, Button calls $200.

River: ($640) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero ????

AZK · #2 03-14-2005, 03:47 PM

Bet 200. If you think it will look suspicious, bet 300. Hopefully button wasn't slow playing a set. If you don't think he'll bet the pot or close to it, check call that amount...

JFB37 · #3 03-14-2005, 05:06 PM

I would lead the flop. You want to get raised here. The c/r suggests that you have a strong hand, at least two pair out of the sb on a flop of rags and probably better. Leading out makes it harder to put you on a hand. You might even get raised by a flush draw.

The Villian's flat call on the turn is a bit scary, but if you get too scared when people call you can't play. He either has two pair (sixes and fours), made a boat or has some kind of a draw, most likely a combo draw, maybe 57 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] but I bet A2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

The 2 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] is either irrelvant or helped you by counterfeiting him. Your perfect world would be if he had A5 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

I think you have to bet out. $300 seems about right.

Philuva · #4 03-14-2005, 06:22 PM

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The Villian's flat call on the turn is a bit scary, but if you get too scared when people call you can't play. He either has two pair (sixes and fours), made a boat or has some kind of a draw, most likely a combo draw, maybe 57 but I bet A2

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If his most likely holdings are a draw or a boat, isn't a river check call the best play? Or do you think he would pay off a $200 or $300 bet on a "combo" draw hand with some part of the board, hoping I missed my flush draw?

Funny how you think my flop CR here screams big hand, while in the other hand, someone else thought my flop CR screamed draw.

Philuva · #5 03-15-2005, 01:14 PM

I was really torn between betting out on the river or check calling and I am still not sure which is best. I decided to check call his $400 bet. He had 63s for the flopped 2-pair and turned full-house.