Deep Stacked - How bad did I play this?

[Bavid Denyamine]

Villain is 35/12/2, no real read (all datamined hands).

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.40/$0.80
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $164
UTG+1: $161.85
CO: $183.20
Button: $34
Hero: $202.25
BB: $80.50

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
4 folds, Hero calls, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises to $2</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($4, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">BB bets $4</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($12, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">BB bets $8</font>, Hero calls.

River: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($28, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $15</font>...


A) Is open-limping with 97s really bad or just kinda bad?
B) Is the call on the turn gross? He had played the hand pretty fast so I figured I might stack him if I hit a flush.
C) Is the blocker bet/bluff on the end spewy? Should I just c/f here?

[ImsaKidd]

First off, effective stacks are 100 BB, so this isnt a deep hand at all.

I hate open limping SB. Raising and folding PF both seem OK.

I could see CR'ing this flop. Lots of guys like to raise any SB open complete, you can take the pot a lot on the flop.

And I hate river. Your bet isnt for value IMO, its not really gonna fold out anything you beat and not much worse is in his range that calls.

[PartysOver]

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A) Is open-limping with 97s really bad or just kinda bad?

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It's pretty bad. It doesn't disguise your hand well. Raising or folding is always better

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B) Is the call on the turn gross? He had played the hand pretty fast so I figured I might stack him if I hit a flush.

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If he's decent, I dont think he's stacking off. When i see open limpers like this, i put them on SC's or small pairs. maybe weak connectors

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C) Is the blocker bet/bluff on the end spewy? Should I just c/f here?

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It's bad... It's getting called everytimg because it looks like you missed. It's very spewy. C/f is ok, c/calling small bets is also ok. I dont think you can call over $10

[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Party's Over

[Jay Riall]

Raise preflop - 97s is a monster I raise it from nearly all positions. C-bet flop and c-c turn. Check-fold the river.

[NewTeaBag]

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A) Is open-limping with 97s really bad or just kinda bad?
B) Is the call on the turn gross? He had played the hand pretty fast so I figured I might stack him if I hit a flush.
C) Is the blocker bet/bluff on the end spewy? Should I just c/f here?

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A) Not Bad. Deepstack means seeing more flops. This isn't necesarily a bad hand to speculate with.

B) Starting to smell a bit bad. Basic poker thinking about chasing non-nut flush draws on paired boards springs to mind.

C) Probably my favorite of all your actions throughout the hand. He raises = easy fold. He calls your probably fooked. He folds = your a demented genius.

Would you have c/c a $15bet on the river with your 2nd pair? If yes, then it is the perfect blocking bet.

[Bavid Denyamine]

Tea - I was thinking about c/r'ing the river, I had put him on a big ace all hand and would've called $15. You don't think a flush draw here is good with the action as it is?

I think the mistake pf might've been the result of me sucking at multi-tabling and clicking the "Call .40" checkbox.