"How to Missapply a Good Idea," or "Wow, Good Job Applying That Idea"

bluewilde · #1 08-08-2005, 12:44 PM

Aight, probably a fold preflop, but I love hitting sets (sorry, just made like 42 guys cringe).

Anywho, the question is about my flop play. I try to be "wicked smaht," and think the play has some real value. If not, it's sooo stupid. So I just wanted some thoughts. PF raiser leads out. No reads on player, but this bet size looks a lot like a probe. No idea what hand is good enough to call this 1/2 pot bet with me still to act and a flush draw on the board. Apparently, UTG+2 has it though. So yeah, the bet, the call, both feel real weak. I don't think either has much. Between UTG's PF raise and UTG+1's call, I think they both have unpaired high cards. So I go for a squeeze play. UTG can't really call because UTG+1 already said he wasn't going away (this assume UTG has nothing). And then it's my read that UTG+1 has nothing and will fold to my all-in (he called twice, he just seems unsure of his hand). So yeah, thoughts? This is an $11, is that my first mistake?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

MP2 (t770)
MP3 (t742)
CO (t640)
Hero (t775)
SB (t550)
BB (t823)
UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t785)
UTG+2 (t840)
MP1 (t1275)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
2 folds, UTG+2 calls t15, 1 fold, MP2 raises to t50, MP3 calls t50, CO calls t50, Hero calls t50, 2 folds, UTG+2 folds.

Flop: (t215) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
MP2 bets t150, MP3 calls t150, CO folds, Hero is All-in (725), MP2 calls, MP3 folds.

Turn: (t1840) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t1840) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t1840