Float turns top pair

Ansky · #1 03-10-2006, 04:58 AM

In general this is a pretty typical spot where I call the flop with air. My opponent seemed fairly straight foward from what I saw, and tended to give up after the flop after CBs. My image probably is a little loose/aggro, but I haven't gotten out of line really.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Hero ($985)
SB ($1018)
BB ($2097.75)
UTG ($2289.75)
MP ($1176)
CO ($970)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $5.
2 folds, CO raises to $35, Hero calls $35, 2 folds.

Flop: ($85) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
CO bets $60, Hero calls $60.

Turn: ($205) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $150, CO calls $150.

River: ($505) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $300 ...Too thin?

lamchau · #2 03-10-2006, 05:22 AM

What is your purpose for betting the river?

Ansky · #3 03-10-2006, 05:25 AM

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To get worse hands to call.

Jman28 · #4 03-10-2006, 05:34 AM

With your image, I think it's a good bet. Well played.

billyjex · #5 03-10-2006, 09:47 AM

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To get worse hands to call.

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I think it's pretty thin, but it's really up to your table feel, the ebb and flow of the table, i guess. I definetely don't hate it.

Edit: I would much rather reraise PF, however, but that is coupled with re-raising w/ a multitude of hands PF.

Leptyne · #6 03-10-2006, 12:20 PM

I like the float and the river bet. Preflop of course you can re-raise and slap this guy down, but you've probably done enough of that. If he can't call here then he needs to find another table. Pwn.

edge · #7 03-10-2006, 12:52 PM

I don't see the point of the river bet, especially given your image and your opponent's.

highhustla · #8 03-10-2006, 04:44 PM

you guys reraise w/ KJo??

lamchau · #9 03-13-2006, 03:12 PM

The worst hand that might call you on that board is Ace 10. Or maybe QJ. From experience at the 5/10, bad river bet.

Superfluous Man · #10 03-10-2006, 05:43 AM

I like this a lot, especially if you don't think he's tricky enough to represent a flush or 2p or something with a big c/r.

In fact, I think I miss out on a lot of value by not betting in this spot often enough. All too often I find myself checking behind here, then getting shown something like QJ, J9, T9, A-QT, 99, or even 98 and thinking to myself "I might have extracted something if I had the balls to bet the river."

Anyway, it seems likely, given the river deuce, that you'll get called and shown one of the above hands. I guess sometimes he calls and has AJ or a smallish flush. I would think AJ or one of the 3 2p hands that make sense would lead the turn, or do something other than check-calling. Overall, the river looks good to me.