10NL - AKs w/ redraw

obloni · #1 03-02-2007, 05:53 PM

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG+1 ($4.45)
MP1 ($11.36)
Hero ($12.61)
MP3 ($9.38)
CO ($1.96)
Button ($10.50)
SB ($2.90)
BB ($7.05)
UTG ($2.14)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.2, 1 fold, CO calls $0.20, 1 fold, SB calls $0.18, BB calls $0.15.

Flop: ($0.80) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $0.6, CO calls $0.60, SB folds, BB calls $0.60.

Turn: ($2.60) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.5, CO folds, BB raises to $3.75, Hero ??

2 ways I think that I could have played this better:

(i) Checked the flop and not put in a c-bet because of the 4 callers, that way I could have stayed to the river by exercising pot control.

(ii) Check the turn hoping to get a free card, since the CO was a LP, highly unlikely he would bet if it was checked to me (unless he had the straight but I think a lot of people will actually 'slowplay' their straight here in NL10 despite the 2 fd's)

What do you guys think was the best line?

Seems hard to put villain on anything but 79, or 55. What do you guys think? I can't imagine him checking any other set on 3rd n 4th street with the fd's.
If villain had deeper stack I would have called, but he only had $2.50 left behind after the turn raise, so I decided it wasn't worth the pot+implied odds.
isn't it annoying when people buy in short? hehe.

Also, I wanted to post this question, not sure if it belongs in this forum:
In PokerStars, the 0.02/0.05 and 0.05/0.10 both have the maximum buy-in of $10. Obviously this will generate some if not a big difference when it comes to selecting between the 2 types of tables, since the stack to blind ratio is like double when it comes to the 0.05BB ones. I have been contemplating trying to get in pots cheaply with weak starting hands like 45o and 710o and the likes, hoping to hit the hand hard and hope someone with TPWK pays me off or something. However, Sklansky says that the lower the blinds are, the less hands you should play because you aren't pressured to. Which method do you guys think will be better for the 0.02/0.05 table, and how should I adjust when I play in the 0.05/0.10?

Also what other factors do you guys see as most important in NL10 table selection? Avg pot size? % of ppl seeing the flop?

Look forward to the replies, and thanks guys for taking the time ^^