Low pair in tiny pot 3 way

[sharpie]

SB is a ~86/20 habitual gaybettor. Interestingly I haven't seen him bluff raise or even raise much. UTG is a ~60/0/1, he'd peel the turn with any weak draw, I think he peeled the turn with undercards no draw HU on an A high board against the pf-r, although I'm assuming he needs at least a gutshot here but who knows.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (3 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks.

Turn: (1.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG calls.

River: (4.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero ??

[Big Folder]

Why fight for 2.5 bb with a pair of 3s? He could have an 8 and was worried about the A, unless by habitual gaybetter he bets out any pair on any flop no matter what the action. Even then I dont think I'd worry too much about him taking down this pot. In fact, if he was a habitual turn-stealer I'd probably fold anyways given the size of the pot.

[cjx]

Looks like raise or fold if you ask me. Raise and take the free showdown, if someone else wakes up and bets at any time after your raise, fold. Or you could just fold and call it a day.

Depends on how confident you are that SB will bluff here and how confident you are that he will not bluff re-raise and he will not bluff bet the river.

cjx

[Nick C]

If I'm calling the turn, I'm pretty much planning to call again on the river -- although I certainly would have preferred for UTG to fold to SB's turn bet.

I guess raising to try to prevent an overcall is an option, but I have trouble figuring out when to use that play, and the pot is small here.

[sharpie]

I think SB's hand is almost random on the turn. And it's probably one time where a bluff is good assuming UTG needs at least a gutshot to call, he doesn't know this but I'd probably bet any made hand on the flop, and the button usually does in that spot as well.

[Nick C]

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Looks like raise or fold if you ask me.

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My initial thought was that if we're staying in on the turn, we should raise. But then I decided that in a pot this small we don't have to be greatly concerned about, say, 12 collective outs against us -- especially if SB will bluff again on the river (if that's what he's doing).

Plus, UTG may fold even if we don't raise. As loose as he is, our call by itself should put some pressure on him.

[Spy Dog]

Fold the turn. The pot is 2.5 BBs. Your hand sucks.

[Nick C]

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Fold the turn. The pot is 2.5 BBs. Your hand sucks.

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This was my first thought too.

The thing is, though, SB probably doesn't have anything. Despite the small pot size, I'm now thinking maybe we should play.