Arrrgh...

[Colonel Kataffy]

Villian is 24/18 after 30 hands.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $48.45
CO: $72.20
Button: $52.65
Hero: $69.52
BB: $50.65

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, <font color="#cc3333">CO raises to $1</font>, Button calls $1, Hero calls $0.75, BB calls $0.5.

Flop: 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($4, 4 players)
<font color="#cc3333">Hero bets $2</font>, 2 folds, <font color="#cc3333">Button raises to $5.5</font>, Hero calls $3.5.

Turn: J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($15, 2 players)
<font color="#cc3333">Hero bets $7</font>, <font color="#cc3333">Button raises all-in $46.15</font>, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $46.15 returned to Button.

Results:
Final pot: $22

How should I have played this hand?

[delta k]

I'd be tempted to check-raise this flop to try to get some folds rather than play a FD out of position here. I don't think villian raises the turn with anything but 2pair/set so we have to dump it.

EDIT: C/R or bet/3bet all-in on this flop maybe? I hate being out of position and drawing.

[BalugaWhale]

Here is my line, lets see what people say:

I lead flop for full pot. that is likely to discourage a raise, and when it is raised large I have an easy push-fold decision.

I don't like betting half pot on the turn. At least 2/3 here. Then, when he comes over the top, we can fold without odds, or call with odds

My line is 100% open to advice and adjustment.

[delta k]

[ QUOTE ]
Here is my line, lets see what people say:

I lead flop for full pot. that is likely to discourage

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Full pot bet is less likely to get raised? My experience is that it doens't matter that much. But you're right, the flop missed his overs- a raise from CO means he's got an overpair or a better flush draw and it comes down to will he fold them if we bet/3bet all in?

For me the turn is player dependant. I figure to have quite a few outs now and I'd like to see a river but bet/folding is safe, too, if we know he's only raising a better hand there and never a draw.