Trips on a dry board, check or bet ?

linuxrocks · #1 08-31-2006, 08:35 PM

Reads: Typical short-stack, pushing, playing tight blah blah blah.

Should I induce a bluff here, by checking or just bet ? Does checking the turn have any benefits here ? The board is really dry with few draws.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) TightPoker converter

linuxrocks ($58.40)
BB ($76.55)
UTG ($61.15)
MP ($12.75)
Button ($10)

Preflop: linuxrocks is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, Button calls $0.50, linuxrocks completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.50) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
linuxrocks bets $1, BB folds, Button calls $1.

Turn: ($3.50) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
linuxrocks bets $1.5, Button calls $1.50.

River: ($6.50) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
linuxrocks ??

Final Pot: $11.50

lacrymosa · #2 08-31-2006, 08:39 PM

value bet the river. Maybe $3 or $4?

linuxrocks · #3 08-31-2006, 08:41 PM

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 · #4 08-31-2006, 08:42 PM

I actually fold preflop

flop is fine

bet way more on turn

$4 or $5 is fine on the river

linuxrocks · #5 08-31-2006, 08:47 PM

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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 · #6 08-31-2006, 08:50 PM

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I actually fold preflop

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really? 5 handed and for half price?

Dan Bitel · #7 08-31-2006, 08:54 PM

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 · #8 08-31-2006, 09:08 PM

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.

lacrymosa · #9 08-31-2006, 09:32 PM

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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?

Follow · #10 08-31-2006, 09:36 PM

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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