25NL6M 96sooted in CO, minraised pot, nice flop, bet sizing?

[Antinome]

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $10.45
UTG+1: $28.65
Hero: $25.80
Button: $25.15
SB: $34.35
BB: $14.75

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is CO with 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $0.5</font>, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls.

You could argue with this call, but that UTG minraise is so often a monster... I'm in position with cards that will hit a diguised flop, with better than 10:1 implied odds.... I'm doing it.

Flop: 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($2.1, 4 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG bets $1.75</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $5</font>, 2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">UTG raises all-in $9.95</font>, Hero calls.

OK, my read is that he has an overpair, based on the preflop minraise. He's never folding here. Nevertheless, in an ideal world, I want him to fold. Should I just be pushing here? I'm never folding.

[jk1986]

if u put him on an overpair, and i assume u think he won't fold, then why re raise him? Go with ur read and just call his c-bet.

[avfletch]

I really don't like this tiny flop raise, there's other people in and you want to maximise your fold equity against UTG who might flat call if he has something like AK. I'd bet enough to put UTG allin straight off.

[Antinome]

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if u put him on an overpair, and i assume u think he won't fold, then why re raise him? Go with ur read and just call his c-bet.

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I don't want to call, I'm the favorite! I want to at least give him the opportunity to make a mistake.

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I really don't like this tiny flop raise, there's other people in and you want to maximise your fold equity against UTG who might flat call if he has something like AK. I'd bet enough to put UTG allin straight off.


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I agree. the bet size was terrible.

[Sir Winalot]

Yeah, just push over his c-bet on the flop.

[eigenvalue]

You hit one of the best possible flops for Your hand. If You play that preflop, this flop is an insta-push. Why do You play that hand, if You don't push that flop?