$60 TPTK Strange Turn

Roland32 · #1 03-19-2006, 04:17 PM

Thoughts? What do you put villain on. He was a Lag so overpair is unlikely.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter

MP3 (t1565)
CO (t1490)
Button (t1470)
SB (t1480)
Hero (t1500)
UTG (t1400)
UTG+1 (t1420)
MP1 (t1610)
MP2 (t1565)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t20, MP1 calls t20, 1 fold, MP3 raises to t40, 2 folds, SB calls t30, Hero calls t20, UTG+1 calls t20, MP1 calls t20.

Flop: (t200) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t120, UTG+1 raises to t240, MP1 folds, MP3 folds, SB folds, Hero calls t120.

Turn: (t680) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets t1140 (All-In), Hero calls t1140.

River: (t2960) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t2960

ryanghall · #2 03-19-2006, 04:20 PM

I'm guessing something that beats you, unless he's on a suicide mission. I'd probably find a fold on the flop unless he was real loose.

Ryan

Bullet_Dodger · #3 03-19-2006, 04:21 PM

Preflop is fine. Flop, I think your bet is fine, I would have made it a bit more, but thats being a nit. Once you've been min-raised, I think calling is the worst option. I'm either coming over the top big, putting him on one of the many draws, or I'm folding, giving him credit for a set or overpair. Just calling OOP makes the turn and river play almost impossible to play correctly. I fold the turn since you checked it.

Edit: BTW, I fold this flop 75% of the time and re-raise the other 25%.

Roland32 · #4 03-19-2006, 04:26 PM

This board screamed a draw or a smaller kicker to me. I wanted to fold but based on what I told myself i could not put him on a range that beat me! So I call and he had 9-5 believe or not. This is a tough spot for me because if the betting pattern doesnt make sense I tend to call. are others here default to fold?

FoldYourLife · #5 03-19-2006, 04:43 PM

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This board screamed a draw or a smaller kicker to me. I wanted to fold but based on what I told myself i could not put him on a range that beat me! So I call and he had 9-5 believe or not. This is a tough spot for me because if the betting pattern doesnt make sense I tend to call. are others here default to fold?

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A draw is the best possible scenario for you. Don't fall into the logic that everyone is always on a draw just because there are two suited cards or connectors on the board. Two pair and sets are still out there. Calling a big overbet all-in with just top pair, with very little information, is a poor play.
Also, I fold this PF.