Correct Play or Wimped Out?

banditdad · #1 08-15-2005, 11:50 AM

I knew I was ahead on the turn against this particular player. He will raise and reraise with 4 card flush draw and set. I did not raise the flop because it is pointless against the BB, any piece and he will call or raise to the river. I don't have a clue what the SB was doing in this hand other than feeding the pot and hoping to hit his draw.

I feared a suckout on the river with someone holding QKA. Was I correct to just check or should I have bet out?

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Preflop: Hero is UTG with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $1. MP posts a blind of $1.
Hero (poster) checks, MP (poster) checks, 1 fold, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Hero calls, MP folds, Button calls, SB calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Hero raises, Button folds, SB calls, BB 3-bets, Hero caps, SB calls, BB calls.

River: (16.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 16.50 BB

spydog · #2 08-15-2005, 11:54 AM

Don't post UTG. If you do, raise preflop.

Bet the river and fold to a raise.

wackjob · #3 08-15-2005, 11:59 AM

What he said. WTF are you limping J5s UTG?

Haupt_234 · #4 08-15-2005, 12:01 PM

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I did not raise the flop because it is pointless against the BB

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Why would you raise?

Tough river decision. If the BB is tricky enough to go for a river checkraise, then I check through as well. If he isn't, I bet. Without a read on the SB, I don't think he should change your river line.

Haupt_234

banditdad · #5 08-15-2005, 02:07 PM

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What he said. WTF are you limping J5s UTG?

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1st. hand. I didn't limp. I posted. I usually do when I first sit down regardless of position. Besides that wasn't my question.

w_alloy · #6 08-15-2005, 03:11 PM

Besides posting UTG (which is a very substantial mistake) I like how you played this. Given the turn action I think one of them has a higher spade a good percentage of the time, although from the title of this post I'm guessing you were good.

wackjob · #7 08-16-2005, 01:53 AM

Why do you post w/o waiting for BB? This is huge -EV.. almost as bad as a straddle playing live IMO.