Trips on good looking board...

Endlestorm · #1 05-22-2005, 02:40 PM

Not sure how I played this... would like comments!!

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

Hero ($98.7)
Button ($97.9)
SB ($117.63)
BB ($266.68)
UTG ($209.07)
UTG+1 ($77.85)
UTG+2 ($95.35)
MP1 ($93.5)
MP2 ($97)
MP3 ($91.35)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.5.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, 1 fold, MP1 calls $1, 1 fold, MP3 calls $1, Hero calls $1, Button calls $1, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($7) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (7 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets $3, Button folds, SB calls $3, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $3, MP3 folds.

Turn: ($16) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets $6, MP1 calls $6, Hero raises to $30, SB calls $107.63 (All-In), MP1 folds, Hero calls $64.70 (All-In).

River: ($230.33) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $230.33

Izenra · #2 05-22-2005, 02:52 PM

It's called a set!

Bet more the flop, something around like 4/5 of it.

Fold the turn. IMO you are beat.

Any read?

ahnuld · #3 05-22-2005, 03:01 PM

I think you played the turn fine. He might have hit 2 pair here and he thinks he bad beat you or he picked up a pair and straight draw. Even if you are beat, you have outs. definitly a call on the turn. Looks as though you might have been outdrawn but nothing you can do about the river.

swolfe · #4 05-22-2005, 06:24 PM

bet more on the flop, full pot...there's a very dangerous straight draw there.

i'd probably call the turn at that point, looking for the board to pair up.

nebben · #5 05-22-2005, 07:13 PM

Why would you call looking for a pairing board? The pot odds are way -Ev. You should have potted the flop, but you let him catch, and now ur toast. I fold emphatically and furiously.

swolfe · #6 05-22-2005, 07:30 PM

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Why would you call looking for a pairing board? The pot odds are way -Ev. You should have potted the flop, but you let him catch, and now ur toast. I fold emphatically and furiously.

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the pot odds are only slightly -EV. you have to call $6 to win $28 and you'll boat/quad up close to 20% of the time. the implied odds from a made straight are huge.

there's also the (small) chance that you're still ahead of connectors that hit two pair rather than the straight.

beginnersluck13 · #7 05-22-2005, 07:37 PM

Just a question, as far as the preflop play is concerned, are any of you guys going to put in a raise here?

swolfe · #8 05-22-2005, 07:59 PM

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Just a question, as far as the preflop play is concerned, are any of you guys going to put in a raise here?

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why on earth would you want to raise this on a 10-handed table with 3 limpers to you? do you hate money?

beginnersluck13 · #9 05-22-2005, 08:05 PM

Well of course I hate money haha. No just an honest question, very new at this and also have seen that I do make mistakes with my medium pairs.

Malachii · #10 05-22-2005, 08:08 PM

Medium pairs derive all their value from their ability to hit sets. Because sets are so deceptive and so powerful, you can often get someone's entire stack when you hit, so they're always worth playing. However, given that you only hit a set roughly 1 time in 8, they're speculative hands that you want to see a flop cheaply with. Therefore, you want to invest as little money as possible before the flop. Make sense?