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25NL-AJo, lost on what line to take.

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09-09-2007 , 04:20 PM

Snoman13

centurion

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 197

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB ($22.90)
UTG ($16.30)
UTG+1 ($46.35)
MP1 ($20.65)
Hero ($20.75)
CO ($10)
Button ($4.85)
SB ($14.80)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A

, J

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2 folds, MP1 raises to $0.5, Hero raises to $1.5, 3 folds, BB calls $1.25, MP1 calls $1.

Flop: ($4.60) 5

, T

, Q

(3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets $2, BB calls $2, MP1 folds.

Turn: ($8.60) 2

(2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($8.60) 5

(2 players)
BB bets $4, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $8.60

This type of hand always seems to confuse me, and I'm not exactly what kind of questions I'm supposed to bring, this is my first posted HH, so comments and suggestions on play are welcome.

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09-09-2007 , 04:25 PM

PokerFun007

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 311

Personally, I either fold pf or call. I don't think it's a re-raising hand. I like the continuation bet. I don't mind the check on the turn...not everybody fires two barrels every time. I also think the river is a good fold. You can't beat anything but a total bluff.

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09-09-2007 , 04:35 PM

AlexB182

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,338

Fold or raise is fine here PF, it's pretty villain dependant. Cold - calling is rarely good here.
If you try to take the pot away on the flop, bet more, at least 2/3 to 3/4 of the pot, I'd say like somewhere between 3.75 and 4.25. On the turn, I would think about a second barrel as you have 12 clean outs now but checking behind and taking the free card has some advantages, too. River is, as played, an easy fold.

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09-09-2007 , 04:38 PM

Keyser112

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,066

i don't like the flop bet. check/fold.

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09-09-2007 , 06:07 PM

Snoman13

centurion

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 197

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i don't like the flop bet. check/fold.

Mind explaining why? That doesn't really help too much.

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09-09-2007 , 06:23 PM

ship_it_trebek

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,891

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i don't like the flop bet. check/fold.

It's a little small but as played with the 3bet preflop, this flop needs to be bet.

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09-09-2007 , 06:23 PM

justscott

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,924

IF you are going to fire that flop then i am firing turn.

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09-09-2007 , 08:15 PM

AlexB182

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,338

And IF you are going to fire at the flop, then make a real bet. Less than half the pot on this flop is about the worst bet size you could have chosen here, because 1) its unlikely to take down the pot immediately for you and 2) you re bet is the perfect pot sweetener here, giving every kind of draw pretty much the perfect odds to stay in the pot.

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09-09-2007 , 10:46 PM

the_main

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,601

Stats on villian?

I don't like 3-betting this in MP.

As played, check the flop. Someone is coming along, so just take free card to the nuts.

If turn is check to you, semibluff it.

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