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Top pair in raised pot

Postby briachek » Wed May 18, 2005 9:44 pm

I originally called because so many people called so I was looking for a good drawing flop. I decided to bet out to see where I was. The raiser was loose and pretty aggressive preflop so he doesn't necessarily have a good hand.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.5 BB (8 handed)

Button ($15.55)
SB ($26.18)
Hero ($105.25)
UTG ($21.89)
UTG+1 ($23.16)
MP1 ($19.08)
MP2 ($87.95)
CO ($57.71)

Preflop: Hero is BB with [Qc], [Jc].
UTG raises to $2, UTG+1 calls $2, MP1 calls $2, 2 folds, Button calls $2, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.50.

Flop: ($10.25) [4h], [9c], [Qs] (5 players)
Hero bets $5, UTG calls $5, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, Button folds.

Turn: ($20.25) [As] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.

River: ($20.25) [8h] (2 players)
Hero bets $7, UTG folds.

Final Pot: $27.25

Results in white below:
Hero has Qc Jc (one pair, queens).
Outcome: Hero wins $27.25.


When he didn't bet the turn, I went for a value bet on the river. Bad idea? check and induce a bluff thinking to call a reasonable bet?
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Postby briachek » Thu May 19, 2005 10:12 am

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Postby laynegt » Thu May 19, 2005 11:17 am

I would definitely check the river to induce a bluff. $7 is not enough to fold anything, and he won't call unless you're beat. Plus the only obvious drawing hand just got there. No value in this value bet (sorry, always wanted to say that).
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Postby MVPSPORTS » Thu May 19, 2005 11:26 am

Lay... excuse me for being dumb but what obvious drawing hand comes from [4h] [9c] [Qs] [As] [8h] ??? Is this an Omaha H/L post...?

If you check this river, he's gonna bet, and you're gonna fold, thinking he may have an Ace weak...
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Postby laynegt » Thu May 19, 2005 12:13 pm

JT/s. If he's loose-aggressive pf, this is a definite possibility (JT being what I call a 'WPT' hand).
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Postby Tokenizer » Thu May 19, 2005 1:37 pm

JTs is a powerful drawing hand... the most powerful IMO. I wouldn't play it for a raise because you want people in the pot but I rank it up higher than Sklansky hand groupings when I decide to play it
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Postby briachek » Thu May 19, 2005 2:41 pm

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