Turn an ace, but is that good?

Archon_Wing · #1 03-06-2007, 03:52 AM

Villain likes to bet a lot, running at 59/14/3

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PokerStars NL Hold'em Ring - 0.05/0.10 Blinds (6 handed)

Starting Stacks
Seat 1: UTG ($5.70)
Seat 2: LP ($9.45)
Seat 3: CO ($8)
Seat 4: Button ($2.30)
Seat 5: Small blind ($17.90)
Seat 6: Big blind (Hero) ($10.05)

Preflop: Hero is Big blind with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, LP calls ($0.10), 1 fold, Button calls ($0.10), Small blind calls ($0.05), Hero raises ($0.65), LP folds, Button folds, Small blind calls ($0.55)

Flop: ($1.55) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Small blind checks, Hero bets ($1.05), Small blind calls ($1.05)

Turn: ($3.65) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Small blind bets ($1.50), Hero calls ($1.50)

River: ($6.65) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Small blind bets ($3.10)

DawnToDusk · #2 03-06-2007, 04:27 AM

I think if you plan on calling a river bet here that you might want to take a different line. As opposed to going call on the turn and river why not raise the turn? I haven't been playing for a long time so I am lil rusty. You may still get called on the turn but it will probably go c/c I figure on the river. I don't see any uNL player river bluffing this again (if his bet on the turn was a bluff in the first place). Also raising the turn may allow you to get away from calling larger river bets (if that is what you had planned in the first place). You might get away with raising the turn to $3.50 as opposed to calling $1.50 on the turn and $3.00 on the river.

and12006 · #3 03-06-2007, 05:18 AM

A riase of the turn is a lot better then just flat calling. First you'll find out if he has real strength or if he's really weak. Do you know what his PF calling ranges are, that would better your situation. But with TP and a good kicker you usally want to advacate raising when bet in to instead of cold calling, because when re-raised you generally know your beat, player dependent though sometimes.

Tiki · #4 03-06-2007, 06:09 AM

A raise of the turn can only tell you anything if you know the villain very very well. It might also tell villain something.

Played fine. You have gotten your marginal hand to the river relatively cheaply now call. A6-AT are all paying you off here. Too bad if he holds a baby ace or a 4.