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08-31-2007 , 07:53 AM

B K

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 106

Stars $162 NL. 25/50 blinds, I limped UTG with T

. MP1 raised to 100, MP2 called, BB called, I called. 4 way, pot=450. I started the hand with 5300, MP1 had 1300, MP2 had 4900; I can't remember BB's stack size and it doesn't matter. No reads; OPR ranked all players involved with no major cashes and -ROI.

Flop T

BB checked, I checked, MP1 bet 150, MP2 raised to 550, BB folded. It's on me. Comments on action thus far and what's our plan?

08-31-2007 , 09:54 AM

gs3737

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,497

Um, why did you check?
MP2 may be trying to isolate the small stack.
You are not laying this down, make it 2000.

08-31-2007 , 01:26 PM

B K

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 106

Thanks for asking. I thought MP1 might have a hand and I'm willing to get it in on the flop and gamble against his stack. I checked the flop with the intent to check raise a bet from MP1 while maybe trapping a caller, but that plan didn't work after MP2 raised. Leading into MP1 and having him raise may have been a better plan to clarify his hand.

09-01-2007 , 12:46 AM

Tyler Durden

banned

Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 15,299

Quote:

Um, why did you check?
MP2 may be trying to isolate the small stack.
You are not laying this down, make it [b] all-in [b].

09-01-2007 , 01:52 AM

B K

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 106

Quote:

Um, why did you check?
MP2 may be trying to isolate the small stack.
You are not laying this down, make it [b] all-in [b].

Really? Just like that? Are you making the same play in a live tourney? Maybe we need to renegotiate the backing deal...

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