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03-30-2008 , 10:00 PM

Oxata

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,729

No reads on Villain. I guess I wanted to just take this bet down on the flop. Am I better off checking here instead and trying to show down my measly threes? Turn bet ok, I think definitely this a check. Any advice???

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Hero (t3765)
UTG (t5390)
UTG+1 (t6120)
MP1 (t1095)
MP2 (t1385)
MP3 (t5100)
CO (t2455)
Button (t8215)
SB (t2800)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3

, T

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7 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t400) 8

, 3

, 6

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t325, SB calls t325.

Turn: (t1050) J

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t875, SB calls t875.

River: (t2800) K

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: t2800

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03-31-2008 , 12:40 AM

CrescentMoon

banned

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 233

i like the bet more in the 250 range. we can assume a draw is calling about anything less than a psb anyway, right? we're betting he has nothing and to end to hand. i give up after that and hope a free showdown. might be bad.

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03-31-2008 , 11:27 AM

halpgr

adept

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 789

You're putting a lot of money in for such a weak hand. Around 250 on the flop or 600 on the turn as played would be fine. I'd prefer to not bet both the flop and turn. I'd rather check behind the flop, bet the turn if checked to; or bet the flop, check behind the turn. Either way you've priced out his draws and you are keeping the pot small which is good because you have a small hand.

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03-31-2008 , 12:09 PM

JoeyJoJo Shabadu

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,355

I'm firing another shot on the river occasionally. Turn bet seems too big.

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03-31-2008 , 01:33 PM

BigAlK

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,703

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Originally Posted by halpgr

Yup. Bet the flop and check the rest of the way. JoJo's advice to sometimes bet the river is okay, but this should be rare. You'll fold out the draws that didn't get there (which avoids showdown and they don't have information on how you'd play a hand like this). In some cases you might get a fold out of a hand that beats you (middle pair or bottom pair with a better kicker). But I'd be inclined to check behind most of the time because a bet on the end is usually going to get called by anything except a missed draw. There are very few hands except a missed draw you could beat in a showdown.

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03-31-2008 , 01:44 PM

Kazepop

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 279

I'd bet about 200 on the flop. Then check.

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03-31-2008 , 03:13 PM

homanga

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 15,306

Shut it down after the flop.

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03-31-2008 , 03:44 PM

-gi0-

banned

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 108

c/f entire way though hand imo. you have btm pr T kick. might be weak but im not risking any portion of my stack in a $5 mtt with btm pr in a blind battle. if it was later on and the pot was more significant compared to our stack maybe. but in this spot for me its as simple as fold to a bet and check behind all streets.

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