Stars Million: Rough Spot With Bottom Set

Foucault · #1 05-14-2007, 12:42 PM

Villain is one of the softer spots at the table, tends to bet his hand strength, and I've seen him c-bet larger than pot with TPTK. I showed up recently with a monster stack, played aggressively for a couple orbits, and lost a good chunk snapping off a KJ resteal with AQ.

Is my flop raise too small? Am I priced in on the turn?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t2000 (9 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

UTG (t86607)
UTG+1 (t24475)
MP1 (t117394)
MP2 (t38662)
Hero (t75750)
CO (t34662)
Button (t29241)
SB (t25543)
BB (t89394)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 raises to t6000, 1 fold, Hero calls t6000, 4 folds.

Flop: (t13600) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets t6000, Hero raises to t19550, MP1 calls t13550.

Turn: (t52700) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets t91644 (All-In), Hero ?

Please note that although Villain shoves 91K, it's only 50K for me to call.

#2 05-14-2007, 01:18 PM

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tends to bet his hand strength

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Normally I think you're priced in because the guy doesn't have a T a lot here. But based on the read above, I think you can safely fold getting 2:1.

Eagles · #3 05-14-2007, 01:22 PM

On the flop the pot is 26k why do you raise 13k more?

Davy · #4 05-14-2007, 01:31 PM

Raise more on the flop. Suppose to 25k and probably call the push.

registrar · #5 05-14-2007, 05:45 PM

Raise more on the flop. I think a shove here is fine, even if stylistically gross.

Exitonly · #6 05-14-2007, 05:48 PM

i think raising more ont he flop would be bad, and i think i probably call the turn, but not happy about it.

DDBeast · #7 05-14-2007, 05:52 PM

The flop raise looks fine, leaving you the perfect amount of chips for pretty much any turn other than that card, But, you still have to call. This is a bluff often.

shaundeeb · #8 05-14-2007, 05:57 PM

flop raise a bit bigger 24k sounds right then you have 40k effective with a 60k pot if he calls. As played call turn you have 9-10 outs on 10x and obv crushing most everything else which he shows up with enough to make this call.

frenchfish · #9 05-14-2007, 11:25 PM

Is folding to weak here?Doesn t look like a great spot for 88.Ujust have 12.5 bb and i rather find a spot where i can reshove all in pre with that type of stack.Many players yet to act and an early raise...uummm i think i fold here.Too weak ?let me know.

Ansky · #10 05-14-2007, 11:29 PM

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and lost a good chunk snapping off a KJ resteal with AQ.

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that musta been brutal [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]