Questions about my play

eleventy · #1 06-02-2005, 08:44 AM

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (7 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises, 2 folds, Button calls, 1 fold, BB calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, Button calls, BB calls.

Turn: (4.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (4.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button bets, BB folds, Hero raises, Button ......

Is that a good play? I've been having questions on when to slowdown with my overcards. On this hand when I checked the turn the button had his autofold/check button hit as he checked immediately. I checked to him on the river planning to fold if the big blind called and raise if he folded. Is this good thinking or should I have just called?

Thanks

Bill C · #2 06-02-2005, 08:48 AM

I just call his river bet.
When the turn got checked through, you were basically telling him you had high cards.
A lot of the time, he's gonna show you a small pair and take down the cheese.

bill

crunchy1 · #3 06-02-2005, 08:56 AM

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On this hand when I checked the turn the button had his autofold/check button hit as he checked immediately.

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You can't know this for sure. I'm not referring to the timing - I'm referring to the possibility that he may have had the auto-check-only button checked. It looks like an auto-check-fold but, in reality, he was leaving himself the option to call or raise if someone had bet.

crunchy1 · #4 06-02-2005, 08:58 AM

Also...

check-raising the river w/A-high and no-read = chip spewing.

FWIW - I don't think the pot's big enough even if you did have a read.

eleventy · #5 06-02-2005, 09:18 AM

He was a pretty bad player. I'd seen him call each street and then fold to river bet before. I think calling is better but I thought I had him beat and wanted to use this to get an unpredictable table image.

Anyone think I should have bet the turn?

Chris Daddy Cool · #6 06-02-2005, 09:32 AM

what hand are you trying to represent here? this checkraise is about as believable as alien vs. predator.

PokerBob · #7 06-02-2005, 09:43 AM

FPS

eleventy · #8 06-02-2005, 09:53 AM

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FPS

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I agree. Thought with my read it was ok this hand. And checkraising is fun. But looking back he only calls if he beats me.