Just a squirrel...

uw_madtown · #1 10-06-2004, 05:04 PM

... trying to get a nut.

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
6 folds, Button calls, 1 fold, Hero checks.

Flop: (2.33 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

Turn: (2.16 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.

River: (6.16 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero raises, Button 3-bets, Hero caps, Button calls.

Final Pot: 14.16 BB

Results in white below: 
Hero has Td 9d (straight, ten high).
Button has Ks 9h (straight, nine high).
Outcome: Hero wins 14.16 BB. 

Think I missed two bets on the turn? My thought is that if I 3-bet the turn, a lone-9 like this calls the 3-bet and calls a bet on the river. I think flat-calling on the turn made him confident that his straight was good, so instead of going 3 bets - 1 bet, we went 2 bets - 4 bets. But who knows, maybe he would have capped the turn and river.

Comments on my turn play? (Or any other street, for that matter...)

mikeyvegas · #2 10-06-2004, 05:24 PM

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But who knows, maybe he would have capped the turn and river.

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you'll never know if you don't 3-bet the turn...

I 3-bet hoping he overplays his 9, or calls down with something like 2-pair.

bisonbison · #3 10-06-2004, 07:12 PM

Get in your money when you turn the nuts. You're going to be very sad when a paired or flush board kills your action.

Illininate · #4 10-06-2004, 08:37 PM

In addition to what the others have said, there's a (small) chance he's semi-bluffing the turn with some club overcards, in which case you won't get any action on the river when the clubs miss. I 3-bet here for that reason, among others.

dejableu · #5 10-06-2004, 08:50 PM

I raise preflop--every player except the button has folded, and the button has merely called (he could have a very weak hand). I 3-bet the turn, for reasons that others already have suggested. He could have an 8 or clubs or who knows what and easily check behind on the river--then you only get two bets total. I also bet the river after 3-betting the turn.

Fnord · #6 10-06-2004, 09:22 PM

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I raise preflop--every player except the button has folded, and the button has merely called (he could have a very weak hand).

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He probably does but...

o T9s is behind any pocket pair or face card heads-up.
o If he's enough of an idiot to open limp from the button, pushing him off his hand might be a lost cause.
o He *might* be cute and be trapping you
o He *might* 3-bet you just-because.

I like the pre-flop check. Make a hand (cheap) and show it to him. Otherwise, it's a cheap fold.