25/50 Hand 1: 75s

[private joker]

I'm probably going to be posting a lot of hands from last night's session because for some reason the Card Gods decided to put me in a ton of annoying spots.

OK, so it's live 25/50 and this is my very first hand at the table. I posted in the CO and am stacking my chips into their pyramid while the cards are in the air. I recognize a couple of faces but pretty much everybody is a complete unknown.

UTG raises, MP2 cold-calls, hijack cold-calls, and I call one more small bet with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Button folds, SB semi-CCs, and BB folds.

5 to the flop for 11 SBs.

Flop is T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].

SB checks, PFR now checks, MP2 bets. Hijack folds, I raise. (I think this is the correct play, but willing to listen to arguments). SB now check/3-bets, PFR folds, MP2 calls, I call.

Turn is the 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB bets, MP2 calls, I raise, SB calls, MP2 folds.

Heads-up to the river which is 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB checks, I bet.

I think the turn and river are standard, right? And I assume PF is obvious. How about the flop?

[jba]

100% standard. I definitely raise the flop.

[bdaddy]

well played...awesome hand to establish an image when u first sit down. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Hoi Polloi]

You can't call the flop, you can't fold the flop and you've got a hand to protect. Well played.

[poker1O1]

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100% standard. I definitely raise the flop.

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[sternroolz]

I think I almost always raise this hand in this position with this flop. Pair + BD frush + BD str8 + ability to get players out + posibility EP has a non pair hand = very easy raise. And odds to draw out on the turn or continue on if you hit a redraw. VNH.

[7ontheline]

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100% standard. I definitely raise the flop.

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Not that you need the affirmation since everyone agrees with you but nh.

[goofball]

I don't think there's any other way to play this hand.

[Smarty]

No other way to play it.

[Justin A]

I think it'd be awesome for you to 3bet preflop considering it's your first hand at the table. It'd be a great image play that's slightly -EV at worst, and you'd more than be able to make up for it later in the session if you get to show it down.