Protecting MPTK in large multi-way pot
 

Button is very loose aggressive, sb is awful player who has showdown terrible hands on many occasions.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, MP calls, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB calls, Hero calls, UTG calls, MP calls.

I think my preflop here is justified getting likely 9:1 on my call even with a possibly dominated ace.

Flop: (10 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, SB calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG folds, MP folds, Button calls, SB calls.

Here I figure button is c-betting almost all of his hands. I c/r the flop to help protect my middle pair against the two limpers and I don't think SB is very likely to have anything here. Is my play correct?

Turn: (8 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls, SB folds.

River: (10 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.

Final Pot: 12 BB

Re: Protecting MPTK in large multi-way pot
 

I like how you played this. The river is thin, but I would bet it too. It would help if you had some read on how the button responds to aggression.

Re: Protecting MPTK in large multi-way pot
 

thought process and execution are goot here

Re: Protecting MPTK in large multi-way pot
 

I fold this pf because of reversed implied odds.

Re: Protecting MPTK in large multi-way pot
 

oops didnt see that raise preflop. agree w/ gvasa on folding there

Re: Protecting MPTK in large multi-way pot
 

I like the way you played it. the pot is big so you don't have to win em all to justify your actions. Without a face or an ace on board the flop raise has potential.

The river bet may be a problem. Were you prepared to fold to a raise?

Re: Protecting MPTK in large multi-way pot
 

[ QUOTE ]
I fold this pf because of reversed implied odds.

[/ QUOTE ]thank god I'm not the only one thinking that.

Re: Protecting MPTK in large multi-way pot
 

With an aggressive player I usually c/c this river. My thinking is that I may get him to bluff UI overcards or some other weaker hand and I avoid getting raised by a better hand or as a bluff, cuz at this point I'm calling a raise because of the size of the pot and the fact that it's an aggressive villain but I hate it. This is kind of standard for me in these types of situations. Is this a bad way to think about the hand?

Also, I think that a pf fold is probably better here. If it's a button steal I definitely call but A7os plays pretty poorly in a mw pot.