A hand from the BB

[Kyle]

Sorry about all the posts. I have been running a little bad and as usual am questioning some of my plays. Both players in this hand are passive donkeys.

Party Poker 15/30 Hold'em (10 handed) http://216.119.70.224/converter/hhconverter.pl

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $15.
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP3 calls, CO (poster) checks, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (7 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(7 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, CO folds, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+2 calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP3 calls.

River: (9.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Hero folds, UTG+2 folds.

Final Pot: 10.50 BB <font color="white">I hate poker BTW </font>

The call in the SB is easy because it is only 1/3rd of a bet, and J9o is not that terrible a hand (It looks like you are getting 17 to 1 odds at this point.)

On the flop, of 7 players, 3 checked, and MP3 bet into 6 players. I don't care much for your second pair, weak kicker, runner runner weak flush draw hand. You could call hoping to catch one of 5 outs because the pot is big.

If you play all the way to the river, you might as well call on the end with your pair. Maybe everyone else was drawing for straights and flushs?

[Jeffage]

You played fine up to the river, but you MUST call at that point b/c the pot is large and once in awhile the first guy will have clubs and the LP bettor will have something like K10. Easy river call.

Jeff

[ChewyMint]

As the others said, it's definately a call on the river. Granted, you don't close the action, but it is possible that calling will get the last player to act to fold a winner, as it's tough to overcall there with a weak Q in his spot. I would imagine YHIG in this spot.

ChewyMint