NL25 - QTo - Two Pairs was raised on the turn

[Maksim]

I have just started playing and do not have statistics about my opponents.


Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))

SB: $4.10
<font color="black">Hero (BB): $47.85</font>
UTG: $19.25
CO: $19.75
BTN: $4.90

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> Hero is dealt Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif T/images/graemlins/club.gif (5 Players)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $0.50</font>, CO folds, BTN calls $0.50, SB folds, Hero calls $0.25

<font color="black">Flop:</font> ($1.60) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (3 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $1</font>, UTG calls $1, BTN folds

<font color="black">Turn:</font> ($3.60) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif T/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $2.50</font>, <font color="red">UTG raises to $12.25</font>, Hero calls $9.75

<font color="black">River:</font> ($28.10) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif T/images/graemlins/heart.gif K/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 Players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">UTG bets all-in for $5.50</font>, Hero calls $5.50

Pot Size: $39.10 ($2.45 Rake)

[crushednuts]

I like a c/r on the flop..gives you more info than the donk bet. A good player will smooth call that donk bet w/ a monster..If you are going to call the turn bet, just push over the top, don't let a river card roll off..

[Maksim]

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I like a c/r on the flop..gives you more info than the donk bet. A good player will smooth call that donk bet w/ a monster..If you are going to call the turn bet, just push over the top, don't let a river card roll off..

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So if C\r, what size it must be? And if he calls it - turn c\f your line?

[JadeRedstone]

I either lead flop and c/f turn or c/c lead blank turn.
As played, I will probably c/r the turn, but leading is fine to. And with villain have so little behind, no point of waiting for the river - push it.

[Phytopath]

Just push the turn he doesn't have much left, I would need at least a decent read before folding top 2 on this drawy of a board.

[C4LL4W4Y]

Pf is thin but for one more BB I suppose it's fine.

Lead flop, we're value betting here. I like the b/3b AI on the turn as well.

[mrw8419]

Shove the turn, and don't c/r flop as all worse hands fold and better hands call which leaves you in a tricky spot on the turn OOP.

[Maksim]

About pushing the turn. If I do it he would not fold anyway, he would pay his 5.50$, but if I just call here, there is a little opportunity (he had not collect his possible combodraw, or a scary card for his combination will fall out on the river) that if he would not bet his last 5.50$ on the river, so I can save 22bb /images/graemlins/smile.gif.

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Pf is thin but for one more BB I suppose it's fine.


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I do not like to play QTo KTo in general, but I like raised pots and here there is only 1BB. So I am going to call it. 3-4 bb I would not do it.

Edited..... About pushing the turn again. But if we are ahead we can receive less in sum of this 22bb. So the question here is only how often we will be ahead here.

[mrw8419]

He's not folding so put you're money in while ahead.

[Maksim]

UTG had J/images/graemlins/spade.gif 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif (a straight Nine to King) and WON (+$17.40)
Hero had Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif T/images/graemlins/club.gif (two pairs, Queens and Tens) and LOST (-$19.25)

[Isura]

This is fine (get it in on the turn). Check/raising the flop is awful.