JK in the BB

Muisyle · #1 03-06-2005, 10:16 PM

Just sat down, this is the first hand.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (10 handed) converter

UTG+2 ($68.65)
MP1 ($103.2)
MP2 ($45.65)
MP3 ($67.7)
CO ($19.05)
Button ($57)
SB ($38.45)
Hero ($50)
UTG ($39)
UTG+1 ($78.5)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.50, 3 folds, CO calls $0.50, 1 fold, SB (poster) completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($2) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2, UTG+2 calls $2, CO folds, SB folds.

Turn: ($6) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $4, UTG+2 raises to $8, Hero calls $4.

River: ($22) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $6

I bet the river planning on folding to a raise. What do you think of this line?

lucas9000 · #2 03-06-2005, 10:58 PM

i will admit that i'm puzzled as to what your villain might have. obviously there are a lot of draws possible on that flop. the turn min-raise when the 2 paired is bizzare though. my best guess is he limped in with a2 of hearts, and called your flop bet with his pair hoping to pick up 2 pair, trips, or a flush draw. being new at the table i probably would have called the turn min-raise, planning to check the river and call if he bet relatively small, to look him up. but, folding the turn wouldn't be bad i think. your blocking bet on the river is bold, but pretty transparent. i hope it worked out for you though.

tbach24 · #3 03-06-2005, 11:01 PM

Everything's good until you call the min-raise. You don't beat much there so fold.

Muisyle · #4 03-06-2005, 11:07 PM

UTG+2 calls $6.

Final Pot: $34

Results in white below: 
Hero has Kh Js (two pair, kings and twos).
UTG+2 has Td As (two pair, tens and twos).
Outcome: Hero wins $34.

tbach24 · #5 03-06-2005, 11:08 PM

LOL. That's why I need reads.

DoomSlice · #6 03-06-2005, 11:11 PM

Why is everyone so afraid of a mini-raise. Whenever I use it it's for information.

joewatch · #7 03-07-2005, 01:11 AM

Given this result, I can't understand why Villain called your flop bet then min-raised on the turn unless he was trying to put a bluff on you.

If you felt that he was bluffing, I think the right move would have been to reraise the turn by at least the pot. The other option would be to call, then check-call the river to induce a second bluff. I'm surprised that Villain called your bet with 2nd pair. Glad it worked out for you.

soah · #8 03-07-2005, 01:22 AM

It's rarely correct to reraise if you put your opponent on a bluff, unless your own hand is extremely weak as well.