i am trying to learn this game

[PokerBob]

no reads.

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG+1 with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $3</font>, 2 folds, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($9, 3 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">BB bets $6</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#cc0000">SB raises to $22</font>, BB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($75, 3 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">BB bets $20</font>, Hero calls, SB calls.


i'm not sure about what i've done here. thoughts?

[carnivalhobo]

4 preflop, raise the flop the first time, or push the second time. Also include stack sizes.

[PokerBob]

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4 preflop, raise the flop the first time, or push the second time. Also include stack sizes.

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SB has 88. BB has 65. i cover both.

[Yaboosh]

Standard betsizing is 4bb+1bb per limper.

You have good equity in this pot. Against a hilariously unlikely scenario of only sets being in their range, on the flop your equity is 36%.

I like a raise on the flop initially, to about 30, and call a push.

[z28dreams]

I definitely raise the flop bet - you've got the FD, a gutshot straight draw, and an overcard.

I'm not sure what I do if villain pushes though - I'd probably have to check poker stove and stack sizes.

My guess is that anyone that will 3-bet that type of flop is probably either way ahead or close to even with you, though. The good news is you have an ace, so you still have a chance against QQ-KK if you decide to call.

Hell, here's the numbers:

Assume you raise flop and SB pushes:

$9 in pot from preflop

action goes:
BB bets $6
you make it $18
SB pushes his last $85
we assume BB folds here

So, it's $67 to call a pot of $118, giving you 1.76:1

Pokerstove says:

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 45.0704 % 45.03% 00.04% { Ad5d }
Hand 2: 54.9296 % 54.89% 00.04% { QQ+, 77, 33-22, 32s, 32o }

1.2:1

Almost even vs sets and decent overpairs

Even vs. 2pairs and sets only:

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 39.2368 % 39.24% 00.00% { Ad5d }
Hand 2: 60.7632 % 60.76% 00.00% { 77, 33-22, 32s, 32o }

We're about 1.5:1, still slightly ahead

If you can ONLY put him on a set here,

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 33.8384 % 33.84% 00.00% { Ad5d }
Hand 2: 66.1616 % 66.16% 00.00% { 77, 33-22 }

around 2:1 ... so you're a bit behind.



Cliff notes: raise flop, call a shove

[kongs]

Not in bad position here. You have good odds with that call on the turn. Hopefully you hit on the river and will more than likely stack at least 1.

[EMc]

pokerbob,

I raise the action when first presented to me. We have excellent FE and pot equity here.

[Yaboosh]

As played though, I just call as well. Your FE went straight down to zero with the SB check raise and BB call.

[goofball]

All,

SB checks, BB bets, we raise potish, SB check3bets, bb folds. Now what?

[EMc]

pooosh. Lets get him to fold some random overpairs to make us a +EV move.

[Yaboosh]

The pot by then is what, 120ish with about 55-60 left to call? Definitely call. We aren't 2:1 dogs to his range here. We are 2:1 dog to a range of only sets, and that seems extremely highly unlikely that we are only ever up against a set here, though it is his most likely holding.