Trips on a dry board, check or bet ?

[linuxrocks]

I bet 5$ and he folded. I thought he probably had a weak T or A8. May be checking the turn might have done the trick.

[Dan Bitel]

I actually fold preflop

flop is fine

bet way more on turn

$4 or $5 is fine on the river

[linuxrocks]

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I actually fold preflop

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Umm, seems too weak. Is it because of the shortie button ? I just completed my SB, didn't raise.

[lacrymosa]

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I actually fold preflop

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really? 5 handed and for half price?

[Dan Bitel]

linuxrocks, lacrymosa,

We've had many discussion about completing from the SB before. Msybe try to search or look in the digests.

Personally, I think the tighter you are the better. You have to play the entire hand OOP and you have a very very mediocre starting hand. Whats your plan on a K-high flop or instance?

[thedustbustr]

i raise preflop ESPECIALLY at limits where i'll get called down light.

my plan on a K high flop is to bet the flop and turn, re-eval on river.

[Follow]

Hmmm... I'll pipe up here with what I think the right play might have been.

I think the call on the SB is fine, you have a marginal hand and just have to complete a quarter to look for a strong flop.

On the flop you have TPGK, so I would have bet heavier there just to attempt to end the action. You don't want to see a J/Q/A hit the board, and if you are going to see it you want to make him pay for it. A larger bet (say $2-3) would have taken in a small pot with no further confusion.

On the turn, if my flop bet were called, I would check to feign weakness and hope for a bet. And make a strong play on the river if he checked behind.




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[lacrymosa]

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linuxrocks, lacrymosa,

We've had many discussion about completing from the SB before. Msybe try to search or look in the digests.

Personally, I think the tighter you are the better. You have to play the entire hand OOP and you have a very very mediocre starting hand. Whats your plan on a K-high flop or instance?

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whats wrong with raising PF, leading the flop and folding to a raise or any sign of strength?