B&M 3/6 suited A-7 hand

Little Wing · #1 03-31-2007, 11:39 AM

Typical live 3/6 game.

Couple limpers to me in MP and I call with suited A-7. Few more limpers behind me, blinds check, 6 of us to the flop.

Flop Q Q A rainbow, one of my suit.

It gets checked to the guy on my right, he bets out and I call. Two others call and four of us see the turn.

Turn (Q Q A)K completing rainbow

Guy on the right bets out again and I call. Heads up to the river.

Turn (Q Q A K) 7

He bets, I call.

I think not raising this flop was terrible.

Niediam · #2 03-31-2007, 11:52 AM

Can we just fold this flop?

ChuckyB · #3 03-31-2007, 01:37 PM

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Can we just fold this flop?

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No. With no evidence that we're beaten, and in a game where our kicker might be good...no.

ChuckyB · #4 03-31-2007, 01:41 PM

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I think not raising this flop was terrible.

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I like raising the flop. It makes the hand easier to play from there on out.

If we raise, any cold-caller behind us is very suspicious. If an aggressive bettor 3-bets, we can call and pray for a huge card (K, Q) on the turn to give us a likely chop. If a tighter player 3-bets, then we have to trust out instincts.

They may put you on the Q if they don't have one.

Chino987 · #5 03-31-2007, 01:46 PM

did u consider a turn raise for a free S-D (mucking to a 3 ball of course)

ill rich · #6 03-31-2007, 03:54 PM

raising the flop would be a bad play. you already have Aces up, so basically all you have to fear is a Queen (in which case you're beaten already) or a gutshot, which is an 11-1 dog to complete on the turn. i like the call.

ChuckyB · #7 03-31-2007, 05:27 PM

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raising the flop would be a bad play. you already have Aces up, so basically all you have to fear is a Queen (in which case you're beaten already) or a gutshot, which is an 11-1 dog to complete on the turn. i like the call.

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I disagree that raising the flop is a "bad" play. However your idea of calling down allows us to win the most/lose the least if there's a chance he'll lead with something else.

Of course, if we're talking about losing the least, raising the flop, checking behind on the turn to the inevitable check-raise on the turn, and calling the river costs us 2 bets vs. 2.5 bets. And we get to see villain react to our flop raise.