TPGK with an overcard hitting the turn....

HoldEmNewby · #1 10-25-2007, 10:16 AM

Villain is an unknown.
Block bet river? How did I play the hand thus far?

What would be your turn line if flop was rainbow?

Party Poker, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

UTG: $158.27
MP: $97.07
CO: $88
BTN: $100
SB: $115.08
Hero (BB): $101.78

Pre-Flop: Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG folds, MP calls $1, 3 folds, Hero raises to $5, MP calls $4

Flop: ($10.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero bets $7.50, MP calls $7.50

Turn: ($25.50) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero bets $16, MP calls $16

River: ($57.50) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero????

HellRoxYa · #2 10-25-2007, 10:24 AM

Blockbet $26

HoldEmNewby · #3 10-25-2007, 10:33 AM

isn't 26 a lil big for a block bet? does KJ-K9 call this? IMO its too big to look weak and too small to look like a bluff.

ir0nphist · #4 10-25-2007, 10:38 AM

I like a check/call. . . let a missed flush draw bluff. Betting the river will get most K hands to fold anyways.

Sciolist · #5 10-25-2007, 10:58 AM

Yeh, I like check/call river too. I don't think much of blocking bets normally, and I don't really like one here in particular: What if an ace min raises you? What if someone with a missed flush draw thinks "oh, it's a block bet" and pushes? It may also fold out hands that would otherwise have put more money in - I doubt a weaker king will call any more.

HoldEmNewby · #6 10-25-2007, 11:42 AM

i don't see him bluffing much since an ace fits into my range. So check/call is the preferred line?

LuckyKid · #7 10-25-2007, 11:53 AM

i'd check this river and see villians action... id call a weak bet

Stonewalled · #8 10-25-2007, 12:00 PM

I like how you played the hand, charging draws and extracting value from TP-lower kicker, and lower pocket pairs. I would definitely block bet the river, probably about 1/3 the pot.

If the flop were rainbow, I would still probably play it the same way. It might be thin, but I think it will beat check/calling b/c I don't think I have a good plan if I check, he bets 3/4 pot on the turn (i.e., I'm not crazy about calling there if I'm not pretty sure I'll also call the river -- and I don't want to call big bets on both streets).