NL50 A3s flops a draw.

[JROK777]

Hand 1.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $103.15
UTG+1: $50.35
CO: $57.05
Button: $45.35
SB: $51.35
Hero: $153.40

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
4 folds, <font color="#cc0000">SB raises to $1.5</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($3, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $2.2</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $7.

Villian is 20/15/2. Is raising the flop here standard? If we get called, we take the free card? Is this the best lines at the micros?

Hand 2.
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $55.80
UTG+1: $53.65
CO: $79.30
Button: $32
SB: $80.45
Hero: $49.25

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $1.5</font>, 4 folds, Hero calls.

Flop: 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($3.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG bets $2</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($7.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG bets $5</font>, Hero calls.

River: T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($17.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG bets $12</font>, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $12 returned to UTG.

Villian is 18/15/2 and is a regular. Should we be defending the bb against a utg raiser here? I think we should have b3bai the flop.

[shoxbb6]

Hand 1 is fine.
Hand 2, preflop is bad versus an utg open from a tag regular. If you do call, i prefer either donking or c/ring

[Jamougha]

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Hand 1 is fine.
Hand 2, preflop is bad versus an utg open from a tag regular. If you do call, i prefer either donking or c/ring

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Bingo. Can't stress how bad preflop is in hand 2. Fold this even vs a button raise.

[Rounder101]

Hand 1 as theyve said is ok
Hand 2, PF is not terrible, I mean almost 3-1 on your money, and you got a decent hand. I think the best line is betting flop, and if reraised, shove it.
Absolutely hate the turn call.

[Jamougha]

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Absolutely hate the turn call.

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[img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] do you advocate a raise? Folding is awful. Really, really awful. Look at the pot odds and our outs.

[Rounder101]

yeah, OOP I dont think that we are getting good implied odds to go with it by just flat calling. I mean if hes a solid regular and the diamond hits, he will have an easy laydown.
I do feel its better raising than calling, I see a lot of fold equity here... plus we have some outs, that in case of being called and hit, we would get paid on the river.
Of course I dont like calling the flop there either, I would raise it too.