27$//45 seats 10 10 No Clue at all

Bruut99 · #1 08-08-2007, 06:28 PM

Hi there. I don't know if i played this hand correctly at any street. I also want advice at the decision i am going to make. Hope you can help me out here.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP3 (t1500)
Hero (t1480)
Button (t1680)
SB (t1480)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1480)
MP2 (t1380)

Preflop: Hero is CO with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP3 raises to t60, Hero calls t60, 1 fold, SB calls t50, BB calls t40.

Flop: (t240) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets t180, SB calls t180, BB folds, MP3 folds.

Turn: (t600) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t400, SB raises to t800 HERO??

sonneti · #2 08-08-2007, 06:59 PM

Normally I would check the turn in this situation to keep the pot small since the flush draw has hit. When we check the turn we are giving a free card but we are more likely to get a cheap showdown or to let villan bluff or bet worse hands.

Check this post in MTT: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...=0#Post11584930

sence25 · #3 08-08-2007, 07:14 PM

i pot the flop and check the turn EVERY SINGLE TIME
a bet can't be good

Bruut99 · #4 08-08-2007, 07:22 PM

I read the link you posted sonneti, Thanks a lot.
In order of that post i just had to check behind. And then call a riverbet to keep the pot under control? am i right here?

DeuceSeven · #5 08-08-2007, 07:29 PM

pf is fine. On the flop I would bet about half the pot for pot control. Once the Q hits, I'd be happy to check the turn since there aren't many worse hands that will call on that turn. You have to put villain on AK, AJ, AT of spades, or maybe a flopped full house. You have to ask yourself what hands that would raise pf, check/call the flop that you're ahead of against an unknown? Not many, maybe 99, 88 but these hands probably would have led out on the flop.

tehkris · #6 08-09-2007, 01:09 AM

I'd be potting the flop to possibly take it down, the turn seems to give alo of outs so checking it down isnt the end of the world. At that level(27) I gotta think he hit the nuts in the turn and is trying to get paid, no reason to really bluff there. HUmda humda hum

rakemeplz · #7 08-09-2007, 09:57 AM

Check turn your hand is too good to bluff...if you dont know if you're value betting or bluffing just check instead maybe