Can I get away from a set and good odds?

Coz · #1 10-29-2006, 12:36 AM

Alright guys, this is the first time I have played in about 2 weeks, have been pretty busy with school. It is a 1.20/45 tourney on stars.

For this hand, when he called my flop raise I had a feeling he had a heart which is why I did not lead the turn. Is this standard? Don't really have many reads, just got moved to this table but since I came he hadn't been playing too many hands.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t100/t200
7 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: t1340
UTG+1: t7700
MP1: t3535
CO: t3000
Hero: t4180
SB: t1848
BB: t1675

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG calls t200 (pot was t300), 3 folds, Hero calls t200 (pot was t500), SB calls t100 (pot was t700), BB checks.

Flop: 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t800, 4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets t500, SB calls t500 (pot was t1300), 2 folds.

Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t1800, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t1800, 2 players)
SB bets t400, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: t400 returned to SB.

Results:
Final pot: t1800

For this next hand, I had a feeling I was beat when he re-raised me but I was getting around 4-1 odds, are you folding this or calling and re-evaluating the flop. I put him on a pocket pair 8's or higher and anywhere from A9o and up.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t100/t200
(Ante: t25)
7 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: t4835
UTG+1: t2625
Hero: t3505
CO: t1948
Button: t1488
SB: t652
BB: t8225

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is MP1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t200 (pot was t475), Hero raises to t600, 3 folds, BB raises to t1111, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls t511 (pot was t2186).

Flop: 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t2697, 2 players)
BB bets t2222, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: t2222 returned to BB.

Results:
Final pot: t2697

Thanks for the Responses!

0evg0 · #2 10-29-2006, 12:38 AM

hand 1 - raise or fold pf

hand 2 - fold pf without a solid read

Cornell Fiji · #3 10-29-2006, 12:41 AM

Hand 1 - push preflop. you can add 33% to your stack if you take it down here.

as played open push flop, I don't play the 1/45s but I am sure that you will get called by a lone heart very often at this level

Hand 2 - fold preflop (the first time around) KJo is garbage and you do not need to be wasting chips on this hand with your stack size/blind size

cm86 · #4 10-29-2006, 12:45 AM

First hand, meh. Most people at 1.2/45 are calling almost any flop bet with most any heart and if you decide against betting on the turn (which I can't fault you for) then the river is an easy fold.

Second hand, I would not raise KJo after a limper, but if you do, raise it to 800 (I'd just fold pf). Call the reraise, especially if you think villain will do this w/ A9o. Flop fold is standard.

shaundeeb · #5 10-29-2006, 12:47 AM

funny you overlimp 88 and you rase 3bb after a limper with KJo. You played them both wrong.

Markusgc · #6 10-29-2006, 01:53 AM

grunch-style

1st hand
I'd raise pre-flop unless I had a read on UTG that they were prone to call everything, all the time, but even then, I still probably would, maybe 700ish. However, as a $1.20 veteran, the standard read is, yeah, they probably are. So...as played - I like your flop bet, I might go a little bit more, but not much. Turn check is fine, I think I find a fold on river.

Hand 2
Fold pre-flop.