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04-01-2008 , 12:50 PM

Sibelius

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 224

MP is 45/18 after 40 hands
BB is an unknown

I think I should have checked the flop and value bet the river. Is it right?

Full Tilt Poker $5/$10 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Pre Flop: Hero is CO with 9

1 fold, MP raises, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, SB calls, 1 fold, MP calls

Flop: (10 SB) 3

(3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, Hero bets, SB calls, MP calls

Turn: (6.5 BB) 3

(3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, Hero bets, SB calls, MP calls

River: (9.5 BB) 8

(3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, Hero checks

04-01-2008 , 01:28 PM

skillgambler

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11,729

looks perfectly fine to me

04-01-2008 , 04:34 PM

Absolution

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 9,021

I would have played this the same. That's a good flop for you. Why would you check?

04-01-2008 , 05:23 PM

Sibelius

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 224

I was thinking the very low fold equity.

04-01-2008 , 05:31 PM

skillgambler

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11,729

yeah, youre probably not getting anything to fold, KJ JT and A5 all will call(gutshot!). so its basically a valuebet

04-01-2008 , 05:59 PM

nammer21

centurion

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 135

Why no river bet? Can't a worse A or K-high call here? Or is no other worse hand ever calling?

04-01-2008 , 06:02 PM

thepizzlefosho

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,206

Quote:

Originally Posted by nammer21

Why no river bet? Can't K-high call here? Or is no other worse hand ever calling?

river bet would be awful imo.

The parlay that you A) have the best hand and B) they'll call with worse is way too much with 2 other people in the pot. Heck I wouldn't value bet this river with just one other player in the hand.

also to OP, not betting this flop is a big mistake. You are ahead of their range, and they at least we know MP is LP so bet here to charge them for 6 out draws (or get them to mistakenly fold) and get value for your hand.

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