Line check and river decision HU FTP 24K Guarantee

hagbard celine · #1 11-13-2007, 04:49 AM

Villain has been playing pretty snug, not too out of line, and betting pretty small for value.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t50000/t100000
(Ante: t10000)
2 players
Converter

Seat 5: Hero (1,830,804)
Seat 7: SB (1,640,196)

Pre-flop: (2 players) Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
SB calls t50000 (pot was t150020), Hero raises to t300000, SB calls t200000 (pot was t300020).

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t600020, 2 players)
Hero checks, SB checks.

Turn: Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t600020, 2 players)
Hero bets t400000, SB calls t400000 (pot was t1000020).

River: T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t1400020, 2 players)
Hero checks, SB is all-in t930196.
Hero?

I checked planning to check call the river, as I'd caught him bluffing the river a few times already when checked to.

The shove threw me off, as Villain has only shoved twice so far heads up, but at no point in the hand did i sense any real strength.

Advice on all streets greatly appreciated.

hagbard celine · #2 11-13-2007, 04:22 PM

Bumping cause I had two friends screaming for me to fold, but I thought it was pretty close.

How would others play this hand?

halpgr · #3 11-13-2007, 04:39 PM

It sounds like a call. Top pair is very strong heads up and I'm generally happy felting it. With your read that villain is capable of bluffing the river I would not fold.

homanga · #4 11-13-2007, 04:42 PM

I think you can probably fold this river without reads, but extremely close with read. I might still fold if you think you can beat him.

I'd like to see a C-Bet on the flop here, which would make the turn an easy push.

hagbard celine · #5 11-13-2007, 04:53 PM

I would normally cbet, except Villain had been firing almost 100% when checked to.

And i don't know that the Q is hitting the turn, and if Villain called PF with an A, then I'm not sure I'm pushing a turn w/o a Q or K.

But you're right, if I bet the flop, I can more easily get it in on the turn when I do hit.

I thought the important question is what does Villain put me on? Because unless he thinks I have a hand I can't get aay from, does he push this river with a 9?

MJBuddy · #6 11-13-2007, 04:55 PM

Raise less pre.

Cbet the flop

Jam turn.

Win?

M1cKmAcK · #7 11-13-2007, 05:14 PM

that seems damn near perfect mj...

as played... fold imo.