A drawing hand........

#1 12-14-2005, 11:37 AM

Not sure if I'm playing drawing hands correctly. Thinking maybe i should be slowing down on the Turn against two or more opponents .Wadja think?

Party Poker 1.00/2.00 Hold'em (5 handed) link

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, CO calls, 1 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4.00 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, UTG folds, CO calls, SB calls.

Turn: (3.50 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, CO folds, SB calls.

River: (5.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls. I bet here as it was my only chance to win.

Final Pot: 7.50 BB

jt1 · #2 12-14-2005, 12:03 PM

uggh....definitely check call that turn. You're lucky you didn't get raised, but no matter you still gave up an extra bet on the river.

I don't mind the river bet given that you bet the turn and weren't raised.

I'd have checked the turn and if it was checked through, I'd bet the river.

gonzopro · #3 12-14-2005, 12:06 PM

I check the turn, call if CO bets and SB calls(need $11 bucks in pot to call with 8 outs), otherwise fold.

POKhER · #4 12-14-2005, 12:12 PM

Check the turn.
Fold the river.

You just got noted down as playing OESD aggressively and bluff betting river HU when missing.

You may notice your opponents going to showdown alot more now so take it into consideration when bluffing next.

#5 12-14-2005, 02:39 PM

flop bet is OK. check/call turn. check/fold river

MrWookie47 · #6 12-14-2005, 02:41 PM

Betting is your only chance to win, yes. However, poker is not a game like football where if you don't win this situation right now, all is lost. Thus, you're not at all justified in spending arbitrary amounts of money on a long shot that's your only shot. Instead, in poker, you are often better off losing cheaply when you lose and winning big when you win rather than always trying to never lose. In this spot, you don't win often enough to make a bet profitable. Take a free card on the turn, too.

gehrig · #7 12-14-2005, 03:03 PM

Not betting this river is a big leak

A draw that missed has to only be 16% of his range here for a bet to be profitable

zephed · #8 12-14-2005, 04:31 PM

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I check the turn, call if CO bets and SB calls(need $11 bucks in pot to call with 8 outs), otherwise fold.

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Really?