50NL: Trips on scary board

mikeyp · #1 11-19-2005, 06:54 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG+1 ($41.45)
MP1 ($50.70)
MP2 ($54.35)
Hero ($111.05)
CO ($10.55)
Button ($48.05)
SB ($80.07)
BB ($50)
UTG ($52.70)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
3 folds, Hero calls $0.50, CO raises to $2, 1 fold, SB (poster) calls $1.75, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.50.

Flop: ($6.50) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $6, SB calls $8.55, Hero calls $2.55.

Turn: ($23.60) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($23.60) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB bets $15, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $38.60
Main Pot: $23.60, won by SB.
Pot 2: $15, between UTG+1, CO and SB. > Pot won by SB ($15).

Results in white below: 
SB has Kc Jd (two pair, kings and jacks).
UTG+1 doesn't show.
CO has Ac Ah (one pair, aces).
Outcome: SB wins $38.60. 

The river bet really confused me. I would have called $5... but $15 seems a little high for me to call. I had a good hand but there was just too much that beat me to call that bet. Any thoughts?

Morrek · #2 11-19-2005, 06:59 PM

I assume CO went allin on the flop there... might consider betting his stack on this flop, or betting half of it so you can 3bet if you want to.

As for the rest of the hand I bet this turn about 1/2-2/3 and try to get to showdown unimproved. As played this is very easy river call

#3 11-19-2005, 07:00 PM

I think your play is seriously weak. I think you see KJ way more often then you see KK, JJ here.

Morrek · #4 11-19-2005, 07:02 PM

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I think he's much more afraid of the straight/flush-possibilities here, but still yes this is weak

Bukem_ · #5 11-19-2005, 07:02 PM

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WTF never fold this. Pay him off everytime if he has it.

Move on and don't worry about it.

Publos Nemesis · #6 11-19-2005, 07:35 PM

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WTF never fold this. Pay him off everytime if he has it.

Move on and don't worry about it.

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Agreed. How would you have played top two pair in his situation?

mikeyp · #7 11-19-2005, 07:39 PM

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WTF never fold this. Pay him off everytime if he has it.

Move on and don't worry about it.

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Agreed. How would you have played top two pair in his situation?

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I seriously thought that he had a flush. The last bunch of hands he had been playing dumb suited cards and calling bets to try and catch. I figured that calling was a bad move, but I was obviously not correct in folding.

Morrek · #8 11-19-2005, 07:47 PM

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I seriously thought that he had a flush. The last bunch of hands he had been playing dumb suited cards and calling bets to try and catch. I figured that calling was a bad move, but I was obviously not correct in folding.

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You can't just give him credit for a flush just because it's 3 to a flush out there... And then when he bets nearly over half the pot you're getting awesome odds to call with even worse hands than sets here.

Bukem_ · #9 11-19-2005, 07:48 PM

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I seriously thought that he had a flush. The last bunch of hands he had been playing dumb suited cards and calling bets to try and catch. I figured that calling was a bad move, but I was obviously not correct in folding.

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Don't outthink yourself. Price is too good to fold a set here.

Especially when you check the turn.

benwood · #10 11-19-2005, 07:50 PM

Morrek is correct. Bet about $10 or $15 on the turn & see what happens. After you check the turn, you put yourself in a guessing game on the river. Is he betting because he's got something or because you invited him to take the pot from you.