Flopped bastard straight from the BB

[LrdNikon]

Just sat down and this was the first hand. No reads.

Standard river, but I'm basically looking for comments on the betting.


Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
10 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $6.64
UTG+1: $48.05
MP1: $51.33
MP2: $4.75
MP3: $7.26
CO: $24.30
Button: $37.10
SB: $25.43
Hero: $25

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
6 folds, Button calls, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($0.6, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $0.5</font>, Button calls.

Turn: 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($1.6, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $1</font>, Button calls.

River: 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($3.6, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $2</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $5</font>, Hero ?????

[Matador225]

Bet the turn harder. Check/call the river if its reasonable.

[Godfather80]

[ QUOTE ]
Just sat down and this was the first hand. No reads.

Standard river, but I'm basically looking for comments on the betting.


Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
10 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $6.64
UTG+1: $48.05
MP1: $51.33
MP2: $4.75
MP3: $7.26
CO: $24.30
Button: $37.10
SB: $25.43
Hero: $25

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
6 folds, Button calls, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($0.6, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $0.5</font>, Button calls.

Turn: 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($1.6, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $1</font>, Button calls.

River: 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($3.6, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $2</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $5</font>, Hero ?????

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My only comment on the betting is that you should pot the turn and hope to get raised. Your blocker bet is a good size.

This one, without reads, is pretty close between calling and folding, but I'm folding. Here's why: I can't see too many unknowns raising this river without a King or the backdoor flush, but villain may have just spiked two-pair or hold an 8. The thing is that you made a blocker bet and got raised, which to me says "fold".

It will cost you $3 to win $10.60. So, you have to be good ~30% of the time. You could call here and probably not lose too much in the long run, but I don't think a call is profitable long term.