Top Pair Midway into 55k.

JCool · #1 07-23-2006, 01:40 AM

I played less than one orbit with villian. He stole blinds once, nothing else yet. I was planning on check raising the flop, but that didn't work out. Should I be interpreting this miniraise as weak or stong?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1600 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP1 (t61465)
MP2 (t36239)
Hero (t38318)
CO (t51454)
Button (t34983)
SB (t39590)
BB (t51496)
UTG (t53062)
UTG+1 (t8085)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
4 folds, Hero raises to t4200, 1 fold, Button calls t4200, 2 folds.

Flop: (t9000) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t9000) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t4800, Button raises to t9600, Hero

ghostwriter · #2 07-23-2006, 01:59 AM

Why would you check this flop? I don't know about the turn as I'm always betting this flop.

wildzer0 · #3 07-23-2006, 02:03 AM

Why would you assume the button will bet the flop when you have no reads and you're the only one who's shown any aggression so far?

JCool · #4 07-23-2006, 02:05 AM

I typically do bet the flop with TPTK (or otherwise for that matter), but I throw in some check raises every now and then to mix things up.

JCool · #5 07-23-2006, 02:09 AM

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Why would you assume the button will bet the flop when you have no reads and you're the only one who's shown any aggression so far?

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Cuz that's what I usually do when MP3 checks to me with no A or K on the flop.

skier_5 · #6 07-23-2006, 02:16 AM

I'm def calling that raise and most river bets as well. I think the minreraise is probably weak.

edit: I don't hate a 3-bet all in on the turn either. You have like 20BB, its ok to go broke with TPTK. The only issue with that line is if your 3-bet is getting called by a weaker hand.