trips in a RR pot....ugh

[cassette]

Villain is an aggressive regular at 29/22/2.5. Button is a very loose and somewhat aggressive donk.

Note that UTG is a poster. Villain has a bigger range that normal with his isolation raise.

The river doesn't really improve my hand. Is a good player ever pushing with JJ-KK or missed hearts on the river?

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $40
UTG+1: $132.25
Hero: $249
Button: $93.50
SB: $28.02
BB: $125.25

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG (poster) checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG+1 raises to $5</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $17</font>, Button calls, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($53.5, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($53.5, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">UTG+1 bets $32</font>, Hero calls, Button folds.

River: A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($117.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">UTG+1 is all-in $83.25</font>, Hero folds?

Results:
Final pot: $284

[plsfoldthx]

check flop? wtf?

[blankoblanco]

You beat AJ and not much else. Beat by AK, 88-TT, A8-AT. Looks like a fold. And bet the flop yo

[cassette]

I am WA/WB on the flop. I don't really see any reason to bet...

[cbboy]

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I am WA/WB on the flop. I don't really see any reason to bet...

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Protect your hand. Get value from weaker A's. There are gutshots on the flop, plus FD's. Bet the flop.

[cassette]

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I am WA/WB on the flop. I don't really see any reason to bet...

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Protect your hand. Get value from weaker A's. There are gutshots on the flop, plus FD's. Bet the flop.

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So we are betting for value because of the donk in the hand?

If it was HU between me and the solid player I think it is a check. Worse aces are not in his range and surely he isn't peeling with a gutshot. I think that checking the flop to get value from worse pairs, air is better than protecting against a possible FD.

[bottomset]

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I am WA/WB on the flop. I don't really see any reason to bet...

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Protect your hand. Get value from weaker A's. There are gutshots on the flop, plus FD's. Bet the flop.

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and a half a buyin already in the middle

[toss]

I'd fold the way you played. I'm still thinking about the flop.

[Jigsaws]

Plenty of draws on the flop, you're not WA/WB. I'd bet it, especially in a 3-way pot.

[killphilNI]

Villain is 29/22, we have checked an A high board in a RR pot, I'm calling the river and feeling good about it.