weak/tight or standard?

RED FACE · #1 10-25-2005, 02:41 PM

Villain (CO): 52/0 over 23 hands

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

MP3 ($74.00)
CO ($92.00)
Hero ($118.00)
SB ($77.00)
BB ($104.00)
UTG ($38)
UTG+1 ($103.00)
MP1 ($119.00)
MP2 ($91.00)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP3 calls $1, CO calls $1, Hero calls $1, 1 fold, BB checks.

Flop: ($4.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, MP3 checks, CO bets $3, Hero raises to $7, BB folds, MP3 folds, CO raises to $25, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $36.50

Results in white below: 
No showdown. CO wins $36.50. 

Do I put him on TT? I know the amount I raised didn't show much strength but I'm not prepared to risk much on this hand and I sure made that clear [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Should I be raising preflop with some regularity?

Should the line be, either cold call him or raise standard/large, like to 9 or 10? If I raise stronger and he 3bets I can be more certain that my fold is good.

I don't know him to be a rammerjammer so maybe this raise is all that's needed. What do you think?

Hoopster81 · #2 10-25-2005, 02:44 PM

I think you could have raised a tad more, but the fold is good regardless.

#3 10-25-2005, 04:04 PM

I think because you are raising and not betting, the size of your raise should be the size of the pot that includes your call of her bet, so $4.50+$3+$3=~$10. This makes it incorrect for any draw to call, but I guess it depends what you think CO is holding.

Allinlife · #4 10-25-2005, 04:09 PM

why raise tptk on fairly dry board against likely a loose player?

#5 10-25-2005, 04:19 PM

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why raise tptk on fairly dry board against likely a loose player?

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There are plenty of overcards that come and kill your hand, and you are raising to either take the pot now or charge your opponents to draw.

EDIT: I really think I'll be raising any TPTK less than AQ here barring a read on my opponent.

Skuzzy · #6 10-25-2005, 04:21 PM

Isnt this hand a bit weak to just call with here? T-K, any 8 are all scare cards, villain has already bet out so your call would just define your hand but not hers. Do you think differently?