there is no strategy in hsnl...

[Heimdal]

...so i'll post my 10/20 hand here. I just sat down. sb asked for hu. I said ok, so my last hand at the table.

I don't know any of the players but obviously bb is not very good. He instacheckraised flop. Should I raise turn or river?

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $10/$20
3 players
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Pre-flop: (3 players) Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $80</font>, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($170, 2 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $120</font>, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises to $240</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($650, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets $200</font>, Hero calls.

River: 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($1050, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets $240</font>

[yvesaint]

as played i just call ....but if i wanted to pla y for stacks id prob just raise turn

and i think i want to play for stacks w/his turn bet

[RunyonAve]

stack sizes??

thats a weak turn bet.. i raise there.

[Go_Blue88]

his turn bet looks a lot like a draw or Kx (at least in my experience, a bad player is more likely to take this line w/ a hand like that than a strong hand); i look to get it all in here (eg raise).

[JKratzer]

i think you can raise river here. i'd probably just call turn seeing as you have no reads but his last bet is pretty weak and most 2 pairs just got counterfeited. raise for value, say 5-700 more.

i don't mind high-stakes hands being posted here, keep em coming.

[KRANTZ]

id raise the river to like 900

[KRANTZ]

oh then i tilt when he calls and shows AA, but im still convinced its a raise

[Heimdal]

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stack sizes??

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2k

[cero_z]

Hi Heimdal,

His flop and turn play signify a draw or a monster, with the former being much more likely, and it's 3-handed, so I'd commit on the turn. Given that you didn't, though, and that he only bet 200 on the river, my read would change to include some Kings (AK+ would usually bet more on the end), so I'd raise to 600 and fold to a push.

[Snipe]

I want to agree with the "monster or draw" theory, and do for the most part, however, in my experience, you can't necessarily exclude a weaker king, or even a 9 from a weak, BB defenders range given the flop insta-min-CR.

The small turn lead is confusing. I don't usually see this type of player leading with a draw (obviously YMMV), which makes me lean more towards a 1 pair hand that thought you were FOS and now isn't sure how to proceed.

I think in this case, I raise the turn to 700 - 800 giving him 3:1 ish to see the river in the case of a draw, however (and this is likely a leak of mine), I expect to be able to check thru the river / fold to a sizable river bet, particularly if a club falls. I don't expect villain to get out of line too often on a river scare card, but would not be suprised if he checked with the intention of check raising the river with K9 or better.