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wall_st

02-19-2007, 08:40 PM

Player has not been playing long. I am playing a lot of tables, but so far he has been very passive and playing a lot of hands. I was really confused here so I went into a call down mode, I probably would not have called a huge bet on the river however.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button ($39.25)
SB ($52.85)
BB ($49.70)
Hero ($48.70)
MP ($60.25)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
Hero raises to $2, 1 fold, Button calls $2, 2 folds.

Flop: ($4.75) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $4, Button calls $4.

Turn: ($12.75) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $5, Hero calls $5.

River: ($22.75) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $8.5, Hero calls $8.50.

Final Pot: $39.75

Nick C

02-19-2007, 08:53 PM

What I probably do is bet the turn and fold to a raise.

Your impression of Villain is that he's passive, so I'm not counting on him to bet his gutshot or 8's up + gutshot, and although the turn card is a scare card, that impression you have that he's passive does suggest he won't bluff-raise.

But if I did check, I would call his smallish bets twice, like you did.

It's interesting. One thing I'm discovering in micro-NL is that checking to my opponent when out of position can often sort of be a form of pot control, since my NL25 opponents so frequently bet less than I would have. And it's also sort of checking for information, since if they bet big, I know I'm probably in trouble if my hand isn't very strong.

Your hand is pretty strong on the turn, though. I think Villain will frequently have a piece of the flop that is not trips.