Sunday Warmup Hand

[McShove]

No read or stats on opponent, he's just moved to my table. I c/r the flop to push him off JJ or TT, or random whiffed aces that he might have. When he called the c/r, I planned on shutting down. Then my straight gets there on the river. Thoughts?


PokerStars Game #12227076811: Tournament #61161802, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (750/1500) - 2007/09/23 - 15:39:12 (ET)
Table '61161802 256' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Guffi (87234 in chips)
Seat 2: Round42 (52912 in chips)
Seat 3: kalleland (44625 in chips)
Seat 4: wandd (50155 in chips)
Seat 5: the anchor (18239 in chips)
Seat 6: gmaleb (111807 in chips)
Seat 7: McShove (47974 in chips)
Seat 8: fungau (32800 in chips)
Seat 9: robot218 (52240 in chips)
Guffi: posts the ante 150
Round42: posts the ante 150
kalleland: posts the ante 150
wandd: posts the ante 150
the anchor: posts the ante 150
gmaleb: posts the ante 150
McShove: posts the ante 150
fungau: posts the ante 150
robot218: posts the ante 150
the anchor: posts small blind 750
gmaleb: posts big blind 1500
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McShove [9s 9h]
McShove: raises 2500 to 4000
fungau: folds
robot218: calls 4000
Guffi: folds
Round42: folds
kalleland: folds
wandd: folds
the anchor: folds
gmaleb: calls 2500
*** FLOP *** [8s Qd 8h]
gmaleb: checks
McShove: checks
robot218: bets 4500
gmaleb: folds
McShove: raises 9000 to 13500
robot218: calls 9000
*** TURN *** [8s Qd 8h] [Jc]
McShove: checks
robot218: checks
*** RIVER *** [8s Qd 8h Jc] [Tc]

[luckychewy]

hmm, sorta interesting. i think you're better off leading or c/c'ing flop when he bets this small vs. unknowns though i guess your play has some merit. on river i would value block or check re-eval most likely folding to a big bet.

[McShove]

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hmm, sorta interesting. i think you're better off leading or c/c'ing flop when he bets this small vs. unknowns though i guess your play has some merit. on river i would value block or check re-eval most likely folding to a big bet.

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fwiw i have about 3/4 pot bet left on river.

[JMSlick]

I'd bet. It's quite possible he'd call with a set or a pair of queens. If he shoved, I'd most likely fold as a boat is also likely.

[ZJ123]

i think its a shove.

[djk123]

i wud shove river. but i really dislike flop. i don't think you're necessarily folding out JJ/TT but u are going to fold out any hands we cud possibly get value from later

[getballed]

Shove the river.

I personally like to lead out on this flop and if villain calls i will c/f the turn. Whats calling the flop that isnt beating us?