$50: TPTK facing possible blocking bet

[NL Newbie]

Guys a TAG 25/12/1.75 over 359 hands.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com (http://www.internettexasholdem.com)

Hero ($185.72)
CO ($41.50)
Button ($43.30)
SB ($51.10)
BB ($49.50)
UTG ($72.60)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB (poster) calls $2.25, BB calls $2, UTG calls $2.

Flop: ($10) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $8</font>, SB folds, BB calls $8, UTG folds.

Turn: ($26) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $8</font>, Hero?
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Blocking bet for FD? Can i really let him have this for cheap?

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[Imrahil]

You're playing 50NL already? Weren't you just playing 10NL a month or two ago?

I'd bet $10 on the flop. Push the turn.

[NL Newbie]

Yeh NL$10 whenever it was, well im between NL$25 and NL$100, whichever i feel like playing depending how focused i am.


I raised to 20, he pushed - Were calling extra 15 easy yep?

[helloimcdog]

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Yeh NL$10 whenever it was, well im between NL$25 and NL$100, whichever i feel like playing depending how focused i am.


I raised to 20, he pushed - Were calling extra 15 easy yep?

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i think so

[Jay Riall]

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Yeh NL$10 whenever it was, well im between NL$25 and NL$100, whichever i feel like playing depending how focused i am.


I raised to 20, he pushed - Were calling extra 15 easy yep?

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i think so

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Your beat a lot but, yeah.

[Downrock]

I'm interested to see how the discussion develops on this hand as I get stacked constantly on this sort of hand.

[mother_brain]

if you lost to AQ i have compassion for you, because it happened to me earlier. If you lost to a set i think you played it wrong.

But yeah, 20 and call push is probably fine.

[SubaruSTiMike]

For those advocating a push, villain is 100 bb deep while hero is very deep, is pushing still standard? Are we so sure this is a flush draw since villain is a pretty good TAG. I doubt villain calls preflop raise with ATsooted of diamond or less, and AJ or AQ sooted is very likely. any sooted Queen hand also, but a flush draw of diamond is there. So is a flush draw of spade, but that is played kind of wierd and the Ace of spade is on the board. Although I doubt villain calls a set or 2 pair on that kind of board. Have you seen villain play draws or sets, because a TAG usually doesn't bet 8 into 26, it's just asking for a raise.


Does anyone call turn and re evaulate on river? We are in position and let villain bluff a miss draw. Did villain already price himself out with the flop call? I don't know.


I think though a flush draw is more likely than 2 pair or set so pushing is pretty good.

[Imrahil]

I think he could see him definitely having AK or AJ of diamonds, KJ or KQ of spades. I think it's a weird way to play a set, as the only likely set would be 22 and I think he's raise on the flop with that. I feel strongly like he's drawing. Once you raise his $8 bet, he has to put the rest in if he wants to continue drawing.

[SubaruSTiMike]

Results please? Even though we don't care abotu the result, we want to know how likely villain does x with what, and if we never know the results, we never know how often certain things happen.

[NL Newbie]

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if you lost to AQ i have compassion for you, because it happened to me earlier. If you lost to a set i think you played it wrong.

But yeah, 20 and call push is probably fine.

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You've confused me, how do you play it vs AQ and how do you play VS a set LOL?

Yeah AQ beat me /images/graemlins/laugh.gif Not sure if i shoulda smooth called flop sometimes.

Felt bit weak since FD was out there and he bet exactly 1/3rd to give 4:1.

[mother_brain]

yeah, they're both the same. One is just better because it happened to me and i dont make bad plays.

[Imrahil]

I think you played it fine. There are many hands he could have had there that you beat.

[Jigsaws]

I actually find that the check-call+lead line is pretty strong. It should be read nearly the same as a flop check-raise, I believe.