poker stars 3/6 How much action do you give here?
 

I'm new to this table and don't usually play at pokerstars so I have no particular read on this player. How much action do you give here? By the turn I assume he has either 78s or 6's or 9's with about 10% moron factor playing low stakes. Is the river raise bad?

PokerStars 3/6 Hold'em (7 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, MP1 calls, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, SB folds, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG caps</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (7 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (13 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 19 BB

Re: poker stars 3/6 How much action do you give here?
 

I call down after the flop cap.

I am never raising that turn vs an unknown.

Had I flat called turn, I might raise river, but I doubt it.

Flat call UTG is a medium/small pocket pair quite often. Some do it with suited connectors, but my default for an unknown is a med/small PP.

Re: poker stars 3/6 How much action do you give here?
 

i'm just going to lose alot of money in a hand like this. i would cap the turn. if he leads the river i would probably raise and call the 3bet.

Re: poker stars 3/6 How much action do you give here?
 

If this was my live game I'd cap the river. It looks like 87. It could be 99 or 66, but I'd go broke on this one.

Re: poker stars 3/6 How much action do you give here?
 

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By the turn I assume he has either 78s or 6's or 9's with about 10% moron factor playing low stakes. Is the river raise bad?


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I used a 20% moron factor along with your ranges and this is our equity on the turn and then again on the river:


Results from http:\\www.HoldEmRanger.com
2,112 evaluations, 48 hole card combos

Board: 5c 9d 6h 2h

Wins Ties Equity
80.44% 0.00% 80.44% ( TT(20),99,66,87s )
19.56% 0.00% 19.56% ( 55 )




Results from http:\\www.HoldEmRanger.com
48 evaluations, 48 hole card combos

Board: 5c 9d 6h 2h 2d

Wins Ties Equity
53.57% 0.00% 53.57% ( TT(20),99,66,87s )
46.43% 0.00% 46.43% ( 55 )

Re: poker stars 3/6 How much action do you give here?
 

I have played in this game alot recently due to carrying a smaller roll online and lack of FR games at higher that 5/10 during the regular timeframe I play.

Outside of a few regulars, I am always playing this game under the premise they are complete imbeciles until they prove me otherwise.

I think its likely to see a range much wider than what your assuming. The moron factor is much higher imo.

I am in James's camp of how I play it, though I might even cap river on days when I am feeling spewy.

Re: poker stars 3/6 How much action do you give here?
 

I probably give the same amount of action you did. If I didn't fill up on the river I'd just call it instead.