NL50 6max: Funky 23s

[begbie100]

No good reads from villain. He had played very tight so far, but the table was new, only 20 hands or so.

Party Poker ($0.5 no limit). Hand converted by Check Raised hand converter

SB ($34.29) (SB)
BB ($103.35) (BB)
UTG ($32.35) (UTG)
HERO ($84.93) [ 3 2 ] (BTN)
[seat5] ($28.70) (CO)

Preflop (5 players):
1 fold.
[seat5] calls ($0.50).
<u>HERO calls ($0.50).</u>
SB calls ($0.25).
BB checks.

Flop (4 bets ($2) in pot, 4 players): T 2 3
SB checks.
BB checks.
[seat5] bets $2.00.
<u>HERO raises $7.00.</u>
SB folds.
BB folds.
[seat5] raises $26.20 (all-in).

I have hard time putting him on any hand.

[Sh@i'tan]

Combo draw/flush draw/tp, easy call.

[prayformojo]

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Combo draw/flush draw/tp, easy call.

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I also put TT, JJ, and less often QQ in a relative unknown's range for completing SB and playing the flop this way, as well as 33 and 22, although the latter two are obviously more unlikely. I still think it's an easy call.

[dregal]

Begbie -

I think you have to call this. Villian can have A10/K10 or a combo draw alot here. If he hit a set so be it (22/33 are the only possibilites - I think 1010 is raising pre flop in the CO), but you hit your yatzee flop here.

Also, I like to raise this hand OTB if I am going to play it. With only 1 LP limper to me I think this would be a good spot.

[dregal]

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Combo draw/flush draw/tp, easy call.

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I also put TT, JJ, and less often QQ in a relative unknown's range for completing SB and playing the flop this way, as well as 33 and 22, although the latter two are obviously more unlikely. I still think it's an easy call.

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SB folded the flop...CO is the one going crazy here.

[begbie100]

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Also, I like to raise this hand OTB if I am going to play it. With only 1 LP limper to me I think this would be a good spot.

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There's some kind of mental block for me to raise with 23s, even from button. It feels so dirty [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

I also put him on draw/combo draw/tp or set of 22,33 which are unlikely. Also sometimes donks gets tricky with their AA/KK this way, but usually they have even smaller stack then.

[ajmargarine]

Fold preflop. Easy call.

[dregal]

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Fold preflop.

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You don't think this can be a raise pre in this situation? Good amount of dead money in there. Plus you get paid like crazy when you do hit.

[tubasteve]

call already sheesh

[begbie100]

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call already sheesh

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I called, he had top set.

And yes, I'm results oriented as usual.