Scary card on the turn

[EdC1957]

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

No read on MP3.

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, Hero calls, Button folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (6 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP3 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (6 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, Hero folds.

Was this betting sequence ok? It seemed like the raise was the only way to find out if he had the flush or straight.

Final Pot: 11 BB

[Ajax410]

I kind of like it - there is no way you're ahead of his 3-bet, but there's a chance he was just making a move by betting a scare card on the turn...

I think I just call though [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] For that same two bets you can see the showdown instead of garnering information.

Alex

[EdC1957]

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I think I just call though [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] For that same two bets you can see the showdown instead of garnering information.



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Good point.

[Nick C]

Like Ajax410, I'd be inclined to call down (or even fold, if I had a read on MP3 and knew he was passive). There are a couple of potential advantages to raising, though. You might get SB to fold a better king (I'm not sure how likely this is, though). Also, if MP3 is semi-bluffing with just the A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], you may not get any bets out of him on the river if he misses (whereas he'll call your raise on the turn). However, if he'll 3-bet with, say, 65, you'll end up folding when you had the odds to draw against the 3-bet. Also, some players will go ahead and fire a pure bluff on the river after missing with the A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], and against those players you'll pick up a river bet when they miss anyway.