hand against me: 77
 

You are a friend of mine, playing live with me after a scrumptious dinner and rad dessert. Everyone else at the table is bad, mostly of the loose-passive variety. We sit at opposite ends of the table and play seriously.

I raise UTG+1. Someone coldcalls. You are on the button with 77 and coldcall. The blinds come along.

* FLOP * K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (10 sb, 5 players)

it checks to me and i BET. guy in the middle folds. you RAISE. blinds fold. i 3BET.


what is your plan?

Re: hand against me: 77
 

Call flop and raise your turn bet. If 3bet on the turn, call down.

Re: hand against me: 77
 

So I'm heads up with my pal with bottom set after din din? There is only one question here really: who picked up the check?

Re: hand against me: 77
 

If there was a flush draw on board I'd probably cap the flop. Here I'd wait for the turn.

Re: hand against me: 77
 

are there caps hu?

Re: hand against me: 77
 

Why did I coldcall your UTG raise preflop with only one other coldcaller in the pot? I guess I was very sure the blinds were coming along.

I call and raise the turn, then hate myself because I don't know whether you're smart enough not to 3-bet KQs on the turn.

Alternatively, I 4-bet now and then call down if you give me more problems.

Re: hand against me: 77
 

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So I'm heads up with my pal with bottom set after din din? There is only one question here really: who picked up the check?

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he did because he is here for work and gets a per diem for food.

how does that help you decide what to do on the flop/turn?

Re: hand against me: 77
 

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are there caps hu?

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i should have said: 4 bets is a cap.

there is unlimited raising only when the street starts HU. in this hand, we can go 4 bets on the flop, then as many as we want on the turn and river.

Re: hand against me: 77
 

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So I'm heads up with my pal with bottom set after din din? There is only one question here really: who picked up the check?

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he did because he is here for work and gets a per diem for food.

how does that help you decide what to do on the flop/turn?

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Too much caffeine Bob?

Seriously though, my goal with this hand would be to pay the least amount of rake on it. So raise/call the flop and call down unless I hit quads.

Re: hand against me: 77
 

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Why did I coldcall your UTG raise preflop with only one other coldcaller in the pot? I guess I was very sure the blinds were coming along.

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there might have been two coldcallers instead; i don't remember. but assuming just 1 coldcaller and loose blinds, do you just fold here?

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I call and raise the turn, then hate myself because I don't know whether you're smart enough not to 3-bet KQs on the turn.

Alternatively, I 4-bet now and then call down if you give me more problems.

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i am smart enough not to 3bet the turn with KQ. does that mean you prefer raising the turn?

also see my note about 4 bets being a cap. does it change your answer?