big pocket pairs???

gotmarc · #1 10-10-2007, 11:45 AM

the Villian had a VP$IP of 50, PFR=0, & I don't show an aggression factor in PT--after 22 hands. I get Bullets on the CO and there are three limpers. According to Hoyle(er. Harrington) I should raise 3-5x the BB + 1BB for every limper. I find that when I do this I discourage action. . . so I have decided to raise it the same way I would raise suited connectors. So slap me on the wrist.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $2.35
UTG+1: $3.92
Hero: $1.64
Button: $4.97
SB: $1
BB: $2.76

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.02 (pot was $0.03), Hero raises to $0.06, Button folds, SB calls $0.05 (pot was $0.11), BB calls $0.04 (pot was $0.16), UTG+1 calls $0.04 (pot was $0.2).

Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($0.24, 4 players)
SB checks, BB bets $0.08, UTG+1 calls $0.08 (pot was $0.32), Hero raises to $0.3, SB folds, BB calls $0.22 (pot was $0.7), UTG+1 calls $0.22 (pot was $0.92).

I am not a member of check-raise/ slow play sets club--especially aces, and even more especially on a two tone board. When I read super system I had an Ahhh-Haaa moment when Doyle Brunson said what you need to be careful of whenver an ace comes on the fall.
Given my stack size, Do I:
a. bet between 1/3-1/2 the pot
b. bet the pot
c.overbet the pot
d. Push all-in?

Turn: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($1.14, 3 players)
BB bets $0.08, UTG+1 calls $0.08 (pot was $1.22), Hero raises to $1, BB calls $0.92 (pot was $2.3), UTG+1 calls $0.92 (pot was $3.22).

This card is not terrible for me unless someone held 6-7, but like Doyle says the next card could always give someone a straight.

How much do I raise?

River: 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($4.14, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero is all-in $0.28, BB calls $0.28 (pot was $4.42), UTG+1 raises all-in $2.56.
Uncalled bets: $2.28 returned to UTG+1.

When I took a shot at the $50 NLHE most of my c-bets won the pot. Here I get check raised on the river a large percentage of the time. That was just about one of the worsts cards besides the 11 club, but why fold the rest of my stack.

Results:
Final pot: $4.98