98s marginal pair hand (50 6m)

[HitNRunPoster]

No reads.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $54.05
UTG+1: $24.70
CO: $37
Button: $24.40
hero: $52.80
BB: $50

Pre-flop: (6 players) hero is SB with 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, 2 folds, hero calls, BB checks.

Flop: 9/images/graemlins/club.gif 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($1.5, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">hero bets $1</font>, BB folds, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($3.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">hero bets $2.7</font>, UTG+1 calls.

River: 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($8.9, 2 players)
hero checks, intending to fold.

[HitNRunPoster]

my comments:

I'm not sure what to do on the turn. I think vs his range I'm hurting once the 2nd 7 hits, because there aren't many legit draws on the board. Maybe c/f turn? Basically this is the street that's the puzzle. Everything else seems standard to me.

--Dave.

[kaz2107]

hmmm
looks to me like a check or sumtin weka like half sized pot bet (almost as a blocking bet) on the turn is ok.

u could also check to induce a bluff as well. as he could have a pretty big range here imo. his range prolly includes 2 overs, any pair of 9s, any 7, maybe some random other pocketpiar, and maybe some random draw. i just look to get to show down cheap here. which is villian dependant. if u think he checks behind check. if u think he will just call or fold to a half pot sized bet then do that. either line looks ok to me.

[gimmetheloot]

Call 3-4$. Otherwise fold.

I would check turn sometimes and see what happens.

[Jigsaws]

I tend to take the lead, check-call, check-fold line here vs. most players. They usually don't fire turn and river with just top pair, unless it's TPGK, but they often fire the turn with anything they called the flop with, then check the river.