NL50 Is there any point in raising???

[danjohncochane]

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

Stack sizes:
Button: $22.50
SB: $26.50
Hero: $116.65

Pre-flop: (3 players) Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/club.gif
Button calls, SB calls, Hero checks.

Flop: A/images/graemlins/spade.gif 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($1.5, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($1.5, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $0.5</font>, Hero calls, Button calls.

River: A/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($3, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $4.5</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $12</font>

Is there any need in raising, im only going to get called by a better hand (quads) or a split pot. I doubt someone will call a raise with a 5??
What if he moves in after my raise?? I have to call but its probably best to just call the river bet.
What you think??

[Fiksdal]

If villain is a known station then it is an easy raise. I see your point that that it shouldn't be raised against someone like a 2+2er or someone like that.

[kitaristi0]

Raise is super standard. Easy call if he shoves.

[avfletch]

Any reads on villain. Against your average table monkey this is an easy shove on the end. Chance of quads is tiny. Chance he has slow played a 5 and pays you off definitely there.

[the machine]

someone calls a riase with a 5 everytime at 50NL. this is an easy raise. yes alot of the time u may split but the raise is still +EV

[Machavelli]

raise is fine at these levels. I would not be worried about villain having pocket 5's. As played I would expect to get called and split the pot.

[tiger_hall]

easy raise... if he has a 5 he will put his bankroll on it as standard of 50nl isnt the greatest...

[allaboutmyfetti]

some people can't lay down a 5 here ... esp at 50 NL raise is good.

[ciki57]

If villain is a big fish i might even go all in. No way i'm just calling that.

[Debaser]

This is a perfect spot for a minraise. He'll never fold a 5 to it and if he's a spewtard he might shove the rest in as a bluff thinking you don't have an ace.

[Phytopath]

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This is a perfect spot for a minraise. He'll never fold a 5 to it and if he's a spewtard he might shove the rest in as a bluff thinking you don't have an ace.

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This is a terrible spot for a min-raise that is just letting a 5 off really easy. I would much prefer a push here to a smallish raise, push or PSB here is fine.

[Debaser]

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This is a terrible spot for a min-raise that is just letting a 5 off really easy. I would much prefer a push here to a smallish raise, push or PSB here is fine.


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This isn't like letting a flush off lightly with a small bet against your boat. His hand is there clear as day, hero either has the ace or he doesn't. If you have a read that he's retarded enough to call a push with a 5 then fair enough, and sure enough there are some players who would do that. But against someone who has any clue whatsoever a smaller bet is the only way to win any more money.