Good fold?

[Roland]

Villain is pretty aggressive, but solid.


7 Card Stud High ($10/$20), Ante $1, Bring-In $3 (hand converter)

3rd Street

Seat 1: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 3: xx xx 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls___calls
Hero: K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___completes
Seat 5: xx xx T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 6: xx xx 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___brings-in___calls
Seat 7: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 8: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls___folds

4th Street

Seat 3: xx xx 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___checks___folds
Hero: K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___bets___calls
Seat 6: xx xx 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___checks___raises

5th Street

Hero: K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 6: xx xx 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets

[PoorLawyer]

I would think the two likely holdings are the 4 flush which he hits or he spiked an ace on 4th and you are behind. I wouldn't like it, but it seems like a fold.

OTOH, I would like to discount both of those because he was the bring-in...

[beta1607]

Good fold, and its one that alot of players have trouble making.

How is that 10/20 game compared to 5/10?

[Andy B]

You're behind, perhaps badly. To be sure, it isn't a bad fold.

[Roland]

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How is that 10/20 game compared to 5/10?

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Tougher. But it still gets its share of fish.

[RandomUser]

Definitely a good fold.

The only times you are likely ahead is when villain is a tricky player. He might doing this with a pocket pair with a diamond.

He knows that check-raising with an A is going to slow you down and could get him a free card.

If he bricks on 5th and checks to you, are you going to bet and risked getting check-raised again on a big street?

And if he does have a pocket pair, you have no way of knowing if he trips up.

And he knows that if he catches a diamond, he can bet and you will fold unimproved kings 90%+ of the time.

[BeerMoney]

I don't think he has the diamonds yet.. The fact that you said he is solid makes me more inclined to believe he would have smooth called fourth, unless he thought he could get the other guy to come along. Those are my only thoughts right now.. I think its a good fold, one that I need to learn how to make.

[EightStuda]

I think the real problem is your question. What would inspire you to call? I would like to offer you an invitation to play a heads up freeze-out match for any amout you can afford to lose.

-Dimitri