I post in last pos and I catch a piece of the flop...

[Felipe]

just sat down, no reads. Tables have been tight.

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Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero (poster) checks, CO calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB checks.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>

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Top pair, meh-ish kicker. I think i can get this heads up.

[dboy23]

Your hand holds up much better heads up so good raise.

[shadow.]

nh

[OrigamiSensei]

That's what you're supposed to do. Because you're a poster others will have an easy time believing you hit that garbage flop with your random hand so there's a good chance you'll get HU like you want. Even if you don't you're still in pretty good shape. nh

[Goodnews]

good hand. lots of wiggle room regardless of what the turn is.

[johno]

I find these marginal hands that I get when I post, and then hit very difficult to play, especially when the pot is small.

I can see the attraction of the raise with the aim to get HU. But if the table is tight, what is MP betting with? Likely to be a nine with a better kicker, moderate poket pair, or flush draw with overcards. Two non-suited overcards (+/- BDFD) seems less likely.

What if he re-raises the flop? Do you calldown a small pot with a moderate hand? And if you just get called, there are a lots of scare-cards to come.

If the table is likely to be tight, is a fold unreasonable here?

[MrWookie]

So far, so good.

[Aaron W.]

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If the table is likely to be tight, is a fold unreasonable here?

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Folding is definitely unreasonable. If the table is tight, players are getting away with betting weaker and weaker hands.

[johno]

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If the table is likely to be tight, is a fold unreasonable here?

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Folding is definitely unreasonable. If the table is tight, players are getting away with betting weaker and weaker hands.

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So you are saying that on a tight table, the MP3 bet is more likely to be a semi-bluff with less than top-pair?

[Aaron W.]

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If the table is likely to be tight, is a fold unreasonable here?

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Folding is definitely unreasonable. If the table is tight, players are getting away with betting weaker and weaker hands.

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So you are saying that on a tight table, the MP3 bet is more likely to be a semi-bluff with less than top-pair?

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At a tight table, you don't need top pair to bet your hand. While it's true that semi-bluffs are more profitable (the "bluff" part works more often), he could be betting a weak made hand like 77 or A5s (not clubs), as well as two overcards with a backdoor flush draw. At a tight table (especially weak tight tables), you can bet all sorts of weaker hands on the flop and make money. You'd like to have a piece of something so that if you happen to get called, you have at least *SOME* equity to help you out.