the nuts, but not THE nuts. . .

ReDeYES88 · #1 10-09-2004, 11:13 AM

Gradually making the move from the Party 10+1 to the 20+2s. Playing about 80/20 20+2. I'll preface this post by saying that a recent point of emphasis in my game is to give my opponents a little bit more credit for the bets that they make at the 20+2 level. Sure, things are still fishy in the 20s, but not as much as the 10s.

The situation:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP2 (t680)
MP3 (t1585)
CO (t400)
Button (t1610)
Hero (t1245)
BB (t185)
UTG (t630)
UTG+1 (t1030)
MP1 (t635)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls t15, CO calls t15, Button calls t15, Hero completes, BB checks.

t5 to complete with a couple of limpers. Let's see what flops.

Flop: (t90) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (6 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP3 checks, CO checks, Button checks.

Hit the flop hard, first to act, and I check. Could have bet to chase the flush draws, but I chose to see what happens

Turn: (t90) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (6 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t15, UTG calls t15, MP3 raises to t60, CO folds, Button folds, Hero calls t60, BB raises to t170 (All-In), UTG folds, MP3 calls t110, Hero calls t110.

A beautiful card. I perform the "think about it for a while before reluctantly calling" maneuver on both the MP3 raise and BB slide.

River: (t615) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)
Hero checks, MP3 bets t200, Hero?

 MP3 fattened up a few hands prior by PF baby raising AA in the SB to one limper, so he has the potential to try to be a little tricky. The only hands that beat Hero are AA, KK, 99, & A6, and we chop if he has K6. On the flip side there are numerous hands that he could have hit on either the turn or river that would warrant his t200 lead. Do you call him down, reraise to about t600, or slide? Would your move ever change based on the game situation, i.e. early, middle, or late rounds of a multi-table? All comments welcome.