$15-$30, Flopping the Joint

[nolanfan34]

I'm hoping to maybe take a shot at this game, so I'll give a few thoughts as well.

Agreed with everyone else on the flop check-raise. I don't understand what you think people are drawing to, and the odds are pretty good that someone is going to bet, even with a naked Q.

Turn is fine, I play it the same.

On the river, jeez, I would never fold, but I can't imagine a 3-bet is any good either. I'd probably just call, barring some specific read that this guy will wait until the river to raise with a monster.

[cgrohman]

Why wouldn't he raise me on the flop with something would that filled up on the turn (i.e. 2 pair or a set)? This was my main question about the hand.

[Aves]

He may have flopped the same straight and flat called the flop as a "slowplay".

I also agree with everyone else that C/Ring this flop is best.

[DrawingDonkey]

c/r flop, bet turn, bet-call river. On the flop you are in a situation where people will put bets in drawing nearly dead. Don't protect yourself against that! You have to call the river.

[VORP]

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Why wouldn't he raise me on the flop with something would that filled up on the turn (i.e. 2 pair or a set)?

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Because he's bad at poker?

I'm not sure what you're getting at here. Do you want to 3bet the river? No way you are beating an old man 2/3 of the time on the river here so it seems like a simple call.