Standard or foolish?
 

Home casino 2-3 blinds I have A8h on the button. Folded to me I popit to 12. SB folds BB calls. Flop 5-6-7 one heart. BB checks I bet $25 BB calls. Turn is a 3h for an OESD and NFD. I push all in for $79. BB tanks and calls. Turns over 10-10 and I miss it all. Whats your thoughts here?

Re: Standard or foolish?
 

1) I think you posted in the wrong section and, 2) Change your name.

Re: Standard or foolish?
 

Why is this the wrong forum and whats wrong with my name

Re: Standard or foolish?
 

You said it is a home casino which I interpreted to mean a home game although you could have meant a casino in your home town.

As to your name, you are NOT that good.

Re: Standard or foolish?
 

NP I see the confusion...and who knows...maybe I AM that good

Re: Standard or foolish?
 

no u r not

Re: Standard or foolish?
 

You overplayed your hand... If you are the type of player to push it in with nothing but a naked draw with 1 card to come... I'd love for you to play in my game.

Not that good, kiddo.

Re: Standard or foolish?
 

It depends on the situation. The flat call on the flop by villian narrowed his hand range in my eyes (88-1010 was in my head) but my button raise meant to me that he could have just called with hands like KT-KQ and any ace. Realize the push on the turn was ill-advised but I really thought it would induce a fold and if I got called I still had outs. Anyway thanks for the input.

Re: Standard or foolish?
 

I don't think your play was particularly standard or foolish depending on how the BB plays. You're something like 33% to win outright and you're betting $80 into a $80 pot. If the BB will fold any reasonable percentage of the time, your play will show a profit. So the two questions you need to answer to figure out if your play was good or not are:

1) what hands would BB call $25 on the flop with and then fold to a pot sized bet on the turn?
2) how much would BB pay off with hands they would call $25 with if you just check the turn and hit your straight or flush on the river?


The higher #1 is, the better your play was. The higher #2 is, the worse your play was. Make sense?

Re: Standard or foolish?
 

Sure makes perfect sense--we had been playing for about an hour at a short table (5 handed) and he seemed tight. The flat call on the flop should have slowed me down a bit but i convinced myself that we was calling PF with a mediocre hand. Meh win some lose some! Looking back a check/call on the turn seems better.