black 7s

[private joker]

A game full of mental patients. And one burn victim.

Three limpers, and the button -- a loose, passive, dumb lady to my left -- raises. She's not so weak as to only raise big pairs, so a decent Ace is in her range.

I semi-CC in the SB with 77. BB folds, and the limpers all call.

Flop is 665 with two hearts. Checked to button, who checks behind. (Anyone prefer a weak lead? My check was with the intention to probably raise if it was checked to her and she bet, or fold if someone donked and she raised).

Turn is the sweet 7d. I bet out, UTG calls (he's the one reasonable player at the table, so his call means a pretty good draw -- at least OESD, perhaps flush, or both; I doubt he'd call with 2 pair especially because I have two sevens so he would have to have some 5 that he limps UTG with, which I don't think he does), and UTG+1 raises.

Other limper folds, Button folds. Now UTG+1 is out of place among the Asians and Armenians. He belongs in the Wynn -- a midwestern-looking thin 40-ish dude with a cloth baseball cap on. He's a thinking player, but he isn't very good at holdem and he's lost about a rack since I sat down. We've had one confrontation before, and it was when I opened AA and he cold-called on the button and he raised a paired low flop and I 3-bet and he called me down the whole way and mucked at showdown.

So the question is: do I 3-bet or just call and hope UTG calls behind and hits his dead draw? UTG+1 might have a 6, or he might be making a play -- though I'm not sure he semi-bluffs ever. I'd say at this point I'm probably 75% sure he has a 6 or perhaps the made straight. Whatever it is, I think he calls me down if I 3-bet and doesn't fold or raise anymore -- so that's 2 sure BBs. But if I call and get 1 more from UTG, I have the chance to collect 2 on the river if the draw comes in, and maybe more if someone ends up with sixes full.

Anyway, what's the plan?