party 2/4 nl - too weak tight with set of 9's on scary board

bobbysteels · #1 06-20-2005, 06:19 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Hero ($760.1)
MP ($199.76)
Button ($621.8)
SB ($463.3)
BB ($889.95)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $2.
Hero calls $4, 1 fold, Button raises to $15, 1 fold, BB calls $11, Hero calls $11.

Flop: ($47) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $35, Button folds, BB raises to $70, Hero calls $35.

Turn: ($187) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets $95, Hero calls $95.

River: ($377) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets $75, Hero calls $75.

Final Pot: $527

read is he thinks he can scare me with a min raise (hes right, kinda). just took me off my TT when a q fell on flop with a min c/r about 6 hands ago. is this too weak tight or should my top priority be getting a cheap showdown here? let me know, thanks.

results in next post.

bobbysteels · #2 06-20-2005, 06:20 PM

he had q4 off. wierd huh.

savman · #3 06-20-2005, 06:28 PM

you are either way ahead or way behind.....his weak bets are probably giving you good odds to fill up anyway(not to mention he should be betting bigger to protect from flush if he does have str8). If you raise he can correctly dump his weak hand thinking you have a str8 or reraise/call you with a hand that beats you...you played it correctly imo.

xorbie · #4 06-20-2005, 06:43 PM

I don't think raising the river is bad here.

iceman5 · #5 06-20-2005, 07:01 PM

You think he called $15 out of position with JT? I dont..Im either reraising the flop or raising the turn.

I think you have the winner

bobbysteels · #6 06-20-2005, 07:06 PM

this is 2/4 nl 6-max. id play jto from any position, and in`a multi way pot call a standard raise with it. maybe thats just me. i have a bit of a fetish though

xorbie · #7 06-20-2005, 07:08 PM

And you also massively underbet the river with the nuts when your opponent has been calling you down?

bobbysteels · #8 06-20-2005, 07:10 PM

i was calling his bets...but i agreed i shoulda raised the river. hard.

Rocaix · #9 06-20-2005, 07:59 PM

That river bet screams blocking bet from a scared queen. Raise the turn everytime.

soah · #10 06-20-2005, 08:04 PM

You're playing five-handed and you've flopped the third nuts with a big redraw against the current nuts. What sort of a hand are you waiting for before you want to play a big pot?

And I'd raise preflop.