Should I have been greedy?

gmanko · #1 03-13-2005, 12:45 PM

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

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

Flop: (8 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (8 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG bets, UTG+2 calls, Hero raises, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+2 folds.

Turn: (7 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button folds.

Final Pot: 8 BB

My thought was that I would protect my hand by raising, since there was already 10SB in the pot and I didn't want anyone picking up a redraw on the turn. Plus, with 8 players you would think that somebody would at least have another 10.

Maybe checking the turn to try to induce a bluff on the river would have been a better play, since it was a blank?

I guess this might just be a "bad victory" post.

MoDOH · #2 03-13-2005, 01:20 PM

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My thought was that I would protect my hand by raising

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Protect against what?

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since there was already 10SB in the pot and I didn't want anyone picking up a redraw on the turn

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The pot is still fairly small. If you check here there are plenty of hands behind you that will call that are virtually drawing dead.

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with 8 players you would think that somebody would at least have another 10.

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Umm... there is only one ten left in the deck...

I think this is a great spot to "slowplay" The pot is still fairly small, No draws out there. If there had been a flushdraw or if the 4 had been a 8,9,J,Q,K the raise had been in order but, as it is a call here and a raise on the turn (or the river...) is better...

Slowplaying is generally not a good idea though... be wary of bringing up that subject on these forums as people can be a little touchy about it... [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

masonx · #3 03-13-2005, 02:09 PM

even though i dont really like slowplaying trips.. this is almost a perfect place to slowplay.

CallMeIshmael · #4 03-13-2005, 03:17 PM

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even though i dont really like slowplaying trips.. this is almost a perfect place to slowplay.

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afk · #5 03-13-2005, 03:34 PM

MP1 is a bit early for ATo for me. I usually leave it for late middle at least.

GMan42 · #6 03-13-2005, 04:23 PM

This board is totally uncoordinated, so I really don't think protecting your hand is an issue. Also, you have top kicker, so I'm not too worried about someone else with a ten (if I lose to a boat made by ten-rag here, I can live with it). Definitely try to keep customers here.

Brunger · #7 03-13-2005, 04:32 PM

I actually don't think that raising is that bad here because usually if the bettor doesn't have a ten the turn will be checked to you a lot of the time. Whiffing on the flop raise. Also if someone does have a ten,after you raise, you may be checkraised on the turn allowing a 3-bet. Plus they will still often call down with a hopeless pocket pair. But slowplaying this board, as crappy as it is, is a viable option.

gmanko · #8 03-13-2005, 06:28 PM

Having 8 players really scared me, since I always get beat.

Next time I'll lay the trap, though.

TheHip41 · #9 03-13-2005, 09:19 PM

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A, T .
UTG calls, 1 fold, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls , MP2 calls, MP3 calls, 1 fold, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.

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UGH