Stymied Steal

duk · #1 03-02-2005, 01:05 AM

Any advice?

The game had just recently turned from 6 handed to 3 handed, and the villian in this hand seemed rather loose -- little over half the flops -- but otherwise unremarkable.

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 3 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
Hero raises, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (6 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, BB folds, Hero raises, SB calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.

River: (9 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 10 BB

dave44 · #2 03-02-2005, 01:16 AM

I think I'd probably just fold on the flop.
If I did continue, raising has value, but I simply call his turn bet. I don't think after betting at you twice he's going to fold enough to justify the raise.

pf raise is marginal, too.

Victor · #3 03-02-2005, 01:56 AM

fold the flop

Nemesis · #4 03-02-2005, 03:12 AM

maybe this is a big leak for me, but i raise the flop like you did in hopes of a free card on the turn. If i get nothign on the turn i fold when he bets into me again. I picked up the double gutshot and flush draw though so i continue. Fold on the river when you have nothing.

edit* The preflop raise is fine... you're in steal posistion... try to steal [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

duk · #5 03-02-2005, 04:41 PM

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I think I'd probably just fold on the flop.
If I did continue, raising has value, but I simply call his turn bet. I don't think after betting at you twice he's going to fold enough to justify the raise.

pf raise is marginal, too.

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Interesting. I thought of the pf raise as standard.

As for the flop, I'm getting essentially 4:1 on my bet, which should let me see the river for no more bets. I figure the times I have to pay another bet to see the river are roughly cancelled by the times I get a fold right away. I'm probably a little worse than 3:1 to make the winner by the river, hence the raise.

You're probably right about calling the turn.