NL25 T6s: I wasn't sure about this one.

Nick C · #1 07-27-2006, 08:29 PM

This year, until very recently, I've primarily been a limit 5/10 6-max player. But I've been dabbling more seriously in micro-NL recently, and this damn "Monster" thing at Party has given me an excuse to continue doing that (since the NL25 and NL50 are still "Monster"-free).

MP2 in this hand is 20/6/2.5 after 140. The table as a whole is not as loose as the preflop action in this hand suggests. It also seemed pretty passive to me, but NL25 pretty much always does. Coming from a limit 5/10 6-max perspective, I'm still surprised at the number of folds and checks people make at the NL25. It's not exactly what I expected. (The passivity doesn't surprise me that much, but I anticipated more chasing than I actually see. For the time being, I tend to stay away from the tables with the larger average pot sizes, so this could be a factor in the impressions I'm giving.)

Anyway, on the turn in particular, I felt lost during this one.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP1 ($9.75)
MP2 ($15.37)
MP3 ($4.75)
CO ($23.30)
Button ($31.85)
Hero ($19.25)
BB ($26.33)
UTG ($25.95)
UTG+1 ($3.65)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.10.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.25, 2 folds, Button calls $0.25, Hero (poster) completes, BB checks.

I decided to toss 15 cents in here and play. Too loose?

Flop: ($1.25) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 bets $0.25, Button calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, BB folds, UTG+1 calls $0.25.

As OESDs go, I thought mine was pretty weak, but I didn't want to fold it for a mere 25 cents.

Turn: ($2.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 bets $3, Button folds, Hero calls $3, UTG+1 folds.

Hurray, I guess. I made my hand. But of the eight cards I was hoping for, the 9d was my last choice.

I considered leading the turn, but with three opponents, I decided to check for information instead. Bad idea?

In any case, when MP2 dramatically increased the size of his bet (compared to his flop stab), I wasn't thrilled with the information I got.

River: ($8.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $11.87 (All-In), Hero folds.

MP2 waited about 17 seconds before pushing on the river; it took me less than 1 second to fold.

Final Pot: $20.12