A6o SB

[Farrquaad]

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

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

Flop: (4 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero folds, BB folds, UTG calls.

[sublime]

very interesting hand [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

if your question is should I limp preflop, then my answer is yes. but A6o is basically where I draw the line

[Malarky]

I would probably muck that hand preflop, but the limp in is totally fine. And when the flop disagreed with you you folded. Not bad.

[bisonbison]

looks fine. Both calls would be close decisions that add to variance. I think this is fine. Otherwise, I suggest you raise the flop.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

Blah. I muck A6o, but I call A5o when I feel frisky.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

Personally I'd bet this flop with my gutshot+overcard hand.

[David BB]

I agree with Chris.

If you're gonna limp with A6o then you must bet a flop like this.

[Matty]

You'll never guess what happened to me within 1 minute of reading this thread.

Paradise Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
<font color="666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO (poster) checks, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks,

Flop: (6 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, CO folds, Button calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Button calls.

Turn: (7 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, Button folds.

River: (9 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls.

Final Pot: 11 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 11 BB, between MP2 and Hero.</font>

[chief444]

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If you're gonna limp with A6o then you must bet a flop like this.

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Although I don't think a bet would be too bad here, I would argue that if you feel this flop is an autobet and never check/fold then you should NOT be limping pf and should consider NOT playing any marginal hands pf. Taking hands like these too far could cost you a lot of money, especially against loose opponents. There are times when I will play a flop like this aggressively but it certainly shouldn't be as automatic as you make it sound, IMO. I would say that MOST of the time I play this hand out exactly as it was.

edit: I'll also add that if I did feel it was a good time to make a play at the pot on a borderline semibluff then I like bisonbison's idea of check/raising better.

[David BB]

How is betting the flop taking the hand too far?