2/4: QJo
 

I've only tangoed with villain once. No showdown, but he was aggressive. Can't remember the exact line he took, but it definitely was tricky/unusual.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool

Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

Turn: (3.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero...

It's been a while since I played SH LHE, and I'm completely lost on this turn.

Re: 2/4: QJo
 

Yuck. If you have a read on villian as tricky, you're going to see a lot of C/Rs here that you definitely can't call. So I guess you have 2 options - bet/fold trying to get a SD, or checking and hoping villian checks the river. Bet/folding seems crappy because the only conceivable better hand that will fold here is a K, and a tricky player probably isn't calling the flop w/ a K just to lay it down on the turn. I think I check behind and pray the river goes well.

Re: 2/4: QJo
 

I think you should bet/fold this turn. If villain calls the turn bet, do not bet the river, because obviously he is not going to fold.

Re: 2/4: QJo
 

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and a tricky player probably isn't calling the flop w/ a K just to lay it down on the turn.

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I'm not entirely convinced "tricky" can be safely assumed to mean "smart" without knowing his reasons for playing a hand in an unusual way. So, readless, I know that many players peel a 5SB flop with random overs, but happily fold the river. Doubt he'd fold an ace though.

Re: 2/4: QJo
 

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I think you should bet/fold this turn. If villain calls the turn bet, do not bet the river, because obviously he is not going to fold.

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Which hands would a bet fold? If I get raised, how many average outs do I have?

Re: 2/4: QJo
 

check and check/call river with improvment. I don't think you get a better hand to fold here, the pot is very small and you don't really win this with a bet enough, if you get c/r and are drawing live, you are giving up almost 1/2 a bet, sometimes more if you will get called on the river when you improve.

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Re: 2/4: QJo
 

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Which hands would a bet fold? If I get raised, how many average outs do I have?

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If you get raised here, you are never calling getting 4:1 and drawing dead a large number of times, this is a huge reverse implied odds situation.

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Re: 2/4: QJo
 

I agree with your assessment, but by the turn the board is double-paired. Tricky doesn't have to mean smart for it to be bad for us on this board. Any maniac that raises w/ 72o here beats us if we bet/fold.

Re: 2/4: QJo
 

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check and check/call river with improvment. I don't think you get a better hand to fold here, the pot is very small and you don't really win this with a bet enough, if you get c/r and are drawing live, you are giving up almost 1/2 a bet, sometimes more if you will get called on the river when you improve.

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This is what mmbt0ne suggested before I posted. I'm in agreement so far.

Re: 2/4: QJo
 

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I agree with your assessment, but by the turn the board is double-paired. Tricky doesn't have to mean smart for it to be bad for us on this board. Any maniac that raises w/ 72o here beats us if we bet/fold.

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Good point. I hate this hand, now. Not how it was played, necessarily, just having been dealt it. Grrr.