GOSH-DARN MINRAISERS

[billyjex]

Villian's first hand. He posted UTG. Never played with before.

I hate poker.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $300
CO: $812.60
Hero: $664.90
SB: $451
BB: $100

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG (poster) checks, CO folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $20</font>, 2 folds, UTG calls.

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($46, 2 players)
UTG checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $40</font>, <font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $80</font>

[luckychewy]

Push, he's 75BB behind at start of hand.

[mason55]

you're probably behind. i don't have the discipline to fold so i call and get it all in on turn cause at least then a worse king might get it in.l

[FreakDaddy]

I'm weird, but I check this flop a lot.

[mason55]

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I'm weird, but I check this flop a lot.

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Checking this flop is not weird at all. Probably actually standard.

[schwerd2]

why bet so big on the flop? 25-30 sounds good. Without any reads on this guy you can fold or call his minraise and see what he does on the turn.

[billyjex]

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why bet so big on the flop?

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nobody ever folds anyways, and I get raised less when I bet bigger.

[slartibartfast]

According to my min raise poll (although I have to say there certainly weren't thousands of responses) the most common* reason for the min raise is they have the nuts.

The second most common is they're trying to draw cheaply. It doesn't look like a draw would raise you on this board, so you're probably beat.


*The "I am a doofus" selection was actually the most popular response, but what the heck.

[ArturiusX]

Crappy spot, but I see to many of these bluffs to fold. Maybe call and see what he does on the turn.

[slartibartfast]

Calling is the worst play as I see it. Does another bet by him on the turn mean he's firing the 2nd barrel of a bluff, or that you're definately beaten?

Raise or fold. If he calls the raise it's check/fold mode.