Now what?

Roy6 · #1 12-24-2005, 11:29 AM

UTG was a big maniacal donkey, 70/37/1.88.
After limping preflop, I thought there's a big chance he has both hole cards < 7.
He has limp-reraised once, with A3s
BB was 55/6/1.5, very bad player chasing everything.

I don't know if I like my flop bet. I thought my hand is best here quite often. What do you do on the turn? Check behind, and call a rievr bet from UTG when it's not an overcall?

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Preflop: Hero is MP with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, Hero raises, 2 folds, BB calls, UTG 3-bets, Hero calls, BB calls.

Flop: (9.33 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (6.16 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero

jrbick · #2 12-24-2005, 01:13 PM

I think the flop is fine given your reads on everyone. The turn I could go either way. Really depends on their tendencies (see lots of rivers? go to showdown a lot w/ Ax Kx Qx). The reason why I could go w/ a turn bet is because the 2 is relatively harmless (yes for you as well, but we may still be good here) so betting will probably give you a free showdown. However, I don't have that kind of read so this totally depends on how you think these guys are going to react to a turn bet. I could see my plan working against these guys but it depends on just how maniacal UTG can get postflop. You can obviously fold to any action including a bet on the river UI.

I don't like the idea of calling a river bet, but that's just because they have looked quite docile postflop to me so far (all 1 street of action that I've seen from them).

#3 12-24-2005, 02:11 PM

i'm torn, but I'm leaning towards check. BB probably has a piece of the flop.