Bad push with two pair

redsoxsox · #1 06-13-2005, 03:10 AM

No real reads on Villain. Hit two pair on turn Felt I had best hand on river. Any suggestions?
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (10 handed) converter

SB ($158.25)
Hero ($100)
UTG ($176.55)
UTG+1 ($51.5)
UTG+2 ($226)
MP1 ($95.5)
MP2 ($74.2)
MP3 ($87)
CO ($66.67)
Button ($84.7)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.5. CO posts a blind of $1.5.
UTG calls $1, 1 fold, UTG+2 calls $1, 3 folds, CO (poster) checks, 2 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ($5) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets $5, UTG folds, UTG+2 folds, CO calls $5.

Turn: ($15) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $12, CO calls $12.

River: ($39) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $48, CO calls $48.17 (All-In), Hero calls $0.17.

Final Pot: $135.34

wideboyuk · #2 06-13-2005, 04:09 AM

He was allowed to check from the blinds so could be playing any two cards. I would have bet the flop as you did, then perhaps check/fold the turn, dodgy board - he has 79...
Or perhaps my play is too weak?
I am just learning to steer clear of tricky situations and this is one of them.

BZ_Zorro · #3 06-13-2005, 04:19 AM

Pushing when there's four straight cards on the board seems like a bad idea. I'd be betting less on the river (say $20), or even checking if I knew Villain liked to draw. That said, I'm probably losing my stack as well.

gulebjorn · #4 06-13-2005, 04:20 AM

I think this is fine, but I'm check/folding the river to any significant bet. I'm calling anything up to 10$ if it's safe to assume that he would be at least 1/2 pot betting his straight, or if 4-1 pot odds are good enough because you've seen him bluff/overplay some hands in the past.

Edit: I don't see how you "felt" you had the best hand on the river. Any 7 in the hands of a loose caller would play this hand exactly the way it was played out up to the river. When the 4 falls, I think it's safe to assume that you're beat and fold if he shows strength.

tripdad · #5 06-13-2005, 05:16 AM

i'm with you here, bear. i'll call a bit bigger bet on the river, but not much bigger. no way am i getting stacked off, though.

cheers!