NL10 88 --> flop overpair --> turn straight --> river board pairs

WantToLearn · #1 10-10-2007, 10:31 AM

Ok, I am still working on my playing 88 and 99, so here´s a hand I would like to ask you to comment on. Thanks in advance!

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I don´t know the villain. I´m pretty new to the table. In those few hands, though, I have seen him raising all in to a donk-bet when his 99 made an overpair to the flop. This might be opponent dependant, because his lone opponent in that other hand was a very bad player who was making medium sized bets with medium strong hands, but calling all-ins when he shouldn´t.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP1 ($7.05)
MP2 ($2.40)
MP3 ($9.10)
CO ($8.15)
Button ($18.10)
Hero ($11.60)
BB ($9)
UTG ($9.65)
UTG+1 ($9.55)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
6 folds, Button raises to $0.4, Hero calls $0.35, 1 fold.

Flop: ($0.90) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $0.6, Hero raises to $1.8, Button calls $1.20.

 Tiny overpairs oop position make me feel rather helpless. On the one hand side I don´t want to play them for a lot of chips. But I´m also working on not giving in to all the c-bets, as they are missing as often as I do. 

Turn: ($4.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $3.1, Button calls $3.10.

 Now that´s a good card. I don´t think he has 98 here, as he is the preflop raiser, but if so, so be it. 

River: ($10.70) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero ?????

 His turn play tells me he likes his hand. A straight I rather expect to raise my turn bet, but a set might call. Hope he has an overpair or something weird.

I check and call a lot of bets here.
But what if he shoves?

Dennisa · #2 10-10-2007, 11:00 AM

If he shoves, you are getting about 3-1 on your money. Standard call as your straight is good enough more than 33% of the time.

An advantage of check calling is you allow villain to bluff, as opposed if you bet, only trips or higher call.

toymach776 · #3 10-10-2007, 11:08 AM

given pot and remaining stack sizes, there really arent a whole lot pf options here. It would help if u had stas and could narrow his range but that doesnt matter too much here. Bet river and call any shove. If he has a boat, then oh well.

WantToLearn · #4 10-10-2007, 11:10 AM

Ok, thanks.

How do you play the flop?

Dennisa · #5 10-10-2007, 09:33 PM

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Ok, thanks.

How do you play the flop?

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I would check call, but c/r is fine. Since I probably have the best hand right now, I think my c/r would be larger to take it down right here. May possibly get you a free turn card if you whiff. A mini c/r is also a possibility if you are playing against a regular, I like to over rep a hand at times.