NL50: 2 Pair facing pressure in an unraised pot

[mirrorman]

No reads on villain, sorry.

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.25/$0.50 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))

SB: $41.05
Hero (BB): $51.25
UTG: $60.55
CO: $45.35
BTN: $31.55

Preflop: Hero is dealt 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif (5 Players)
UTG folds, CO calls $0.50, BTN folds, SB calls $0.25, Hero checks

Flop: ($1.50) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 4/images/graemlins/club.gif (3 Players)
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $1.50</font>, CO folds, <font color="red">SB raises to $6.00</font>, Hero calls $4.50

Turn: ($13.50) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">SB bets $13.50</font>, Hero???

[Nick C]

I would probably find some excuse to call for the time being, but this is an uncomfortable spot. With his trappy flop checkraise, SB is acting like he flopped big, and the only big made hand that you're beating is 43.

Given the numerous flopped straights you could be up against versus a SB who simply had to complete, I suspect giving him credit for a flopped straight and just folding the turn is best, although of course hands like Ac5c and 65o can't actually be ruled out, especially against an unknown.

[SykoraG]

unless you're willing to play for stacks you should fold to SB's massive raise, especially since this is an unraised pot and you were check raised.

[Emperor Norton]

I think I'd fold the flop. You may be good on the flop, but even if that's the case, with two cards to come villain generally has a good shot at outdrawing you. Add up the times you're behind on the flop and the times you're ahead but will be outdrawn, and consider that after the flop checkraise you're generally unlikely to get to a cheap showdown, and I think that mucking becomes the sound play.

[sightless]

I call this flop with intention of filling up on turn and taking his stack :/

[mirrorman]

bumping because i had this exact situation come up again not too long ago, i want more thoughts. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Romanis]

Possible straight and villain bets very strong. Apart from that he might have a better two-pair or a set. I can't see him doing this with worse hands than yours (only 34). I'd fold the turn. Not sure about the flop.

[ryang]

thats such a massive raise on the flop, i think this hand is more read dependent, do you think villian could have checked pf with a big pp?

[ryang]

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I call this flop with intention of filling up on turn and taking his stack :/

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yeah, why didn't you catch the 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif on the turn? :]

[mirrorman]

I called on the flop to re-evaluate on the turn. The turn card didn't really change anything for me though.

[maciczka]

I think You're behind now, and should fold on turn. check-raising the flop was strong and that bet on turn is definetely strong enough to give unknown villain some respect.