My best hand ever -- 96s

[CrMenace]

<font color="blue"> Not sure if this was decent play or totally retarded. Feel free to pick on me mercilessly.

Haven't seen much of villain, but so far he's seemed pretty loose. </font>

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Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, SB completes, BB checks.

<font color="blue"> 96s is an almost okay limping hand when multiway at relatively passive table. </font>

Flop: (6 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP3 calls.

<font color="blue"> I have about enough outs to call (all 6s and 9s are probably good, plus BDFD and BDSD), but better to raise to protect and improve my winning chances. </font>

Turn: (5 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls.

<font color="blue"> Bonus! My BDFD is starting to come home. Villain may have just been taking a stab -- if I bet, he may fold. </font>

River: (7 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Hero calls.

<font color="blue"> Villain came alive, but the board must play once in eight, right?

Could I have played this any better?

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Final Pot: 9 BB

[cold_cash]

The board has to play a lot more often than 1 in 8, but I think you played it okay.

[bozlax]

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<font color="blue"> 96s is an almost okay limping hand when multiway at relatively passive table. </font>

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Gotta love those suited mid-two-gappers. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

(taps sarc-o-meter) Is this thing on?

Menace, are you pulling our leg with this, or has your VPIP shot up to the mid-40s? I mean, once you're IN the hand, you play it fine. Of course, the board has to play once in 4, not 8, since you're 2-handed at the end.

[milesdyson]

Preflop is close here. 65s is an automatic limp, as is 97s. 96s is a two gapper, and this may push it toward a fold. Who knows? What I do know is that your VPIP can be very typical even if you limp hands like this.

[tyler_cracker]

i like the flop raise. at first i thought calling was just as good, but now i think the raise is best.

nh.

[tyler_cracker]

i do not think twice about limping here when the table is passive. 5:1 + the button + passive opponents + play well postflop = $$.

[BigBadBabar]

yeah, i like your play on all the streets, i think. nh.

[ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S]

fold preflop