Good lord, not another "wait until the turn to raise?" post...

[bdk3clash]

BB has, shall we say, "creative" raising standards. He's loose and aggressive preflop. MP1 is loose and passive. Comments appreciated.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: bdk3clash is UTG+1 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, bdk3clash calls, MP1 calls, <font color="666666">3 folds</font>, SB completes, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, UTG calls, bdk3clash calls, MP1 calls, SB calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB folds, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG folds, bdk3clash calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">bdk3clash raises</font>...

[Trix]

If you and MP switched seats then I like it. You dont want him to call with 2 overs with a spade or something like that.

Also, the chance that BB will end up calling river with A-high is higher if you raise on the flop, as he might read it for a flushdraw semibluff.

[bdk3clash]

So I raised, MP1 coldcalled 2, BB called.

River was the craptacular A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Check, check, check.

MP1 had 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] for the smaller boat; BB had Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] and is my hero.

I think this hand is interesting because it illustrates how raising to protect your hand doesnt' "not work" if your opponents don't fold. Or maybe not.

[Ralph Wiggum]

What if the Ace (or higher card) hit on the turn, and BB bets out again? What do you do (is it spade dependent)?

[Trix]

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I think this hand is interesting because it illustrates how raising to protect your hand doesnt' "not work" if your opponents don't fold. Or maybe not.

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You Prefer them to call here as the pot is small and only one card is to come.

[AriesRam]

On an unrelated note. If BB has interesting raising standards, would 3-betting preflop be horrible? You very likely have the best hand right now, you have position on the raiser, and a good chance to limit the field. Or am I missing something?