2-7TD - early smooth 9 OOP

[Alchemist]

CO kind of sucks and frequently draws to rough hands, but is at least aggressive about it. Don't know much about MP.

I catch a good hand drawing 3 OOP. Is it better to check-raise any hand I decide to stay pat with here?

After reviewing this hand I have to think that drawing is a much better option. How should the betting have gone on the 2nd round?

Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.50/$1) (converter)

SB ($19.50), Seat 3
Hero ($37.50), Seat 4
UTG ($44.45), Seat 5
MP ($12.65), Seat 6
CO ($12.35), Seat 1
Button ($42.05), Seat 2

Button at Seat 2.
SB posts $0.25. Hero posts $0.50.

Hand: [5d Qd Jh 2h 2d]

Round 1: (1.50 SB)

<font color="#666666">UTG folds. </font><font color="green">MP calls. </font><font color="green">CO calls. </font><font color="#666666">Button folds. </font><font color="#666666">SB folds. </font><font color="green">Hero checks. </font>
Hero discards Qd Jh 2d. MP takes 3. CO takes 2.

Hand: [5d 2h 9s 3c 6s]

Round 2: (3.50 SB)

<font color="red">Hero bets. </font><font color="red">MP raises. </font><font color="green">CO calls. </font><font color="red">Hero raises. </font><font color="red">MP raises. </font><font color="green">CO calls. </font><font color="green">Hero calls. </font>
Hero stands pat. MP takes 1. CO takes 1.

Hand: [5d 2h 9s 3c 6s]

Round 3: (7.75 BB)

<font color="red">Hero bets. </font><font color="green">MP calls. </font><font color="green">CO calls. </font>
Hero stands pat. MP takes 1. CO takes 1.

Hand: [5d 2h 9s 3c 6s]

Round 4: (10.75 BB)

<font color="green">Hero checks. </font><font color="green">MP checks. </font><font color="green">CO checks. </font>

Total pot: (10.75 BB - $10.75)

Results: (in white)

<font color="white">Total pot $10.75 | Rake $0.50

CO had [3s 4d 6h 7c 9d]
Hero had [5d 9s 3c 2h 6s] and won ($10.25) with Lo: 9,6,5,3,2
MP had [2s 3h 6d 5c Jc] and lost with Lo: J,6,5,3,2
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[iron81]

I wouldn't have 3 bet Round 2. You're either a small favorite against the other two (equity of maybe 40% against two 1 card draws) or you're dead against a pat 8. Everything else is fine.

Also, a preemptive lol against anyone worrying about us exposing our hand as rough by not 3-betting. This is .50-1.

[2461Badugi]

This is a good way to play the hand. It's also reasonable to call the first raise and break.

[Jackal69]

how come you are posting 300/600 hands followed by 50c/1 hands? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Also, is the former from UB and are those games running again much at the moment?

[Alchemist]

[ QUOTE ]
how come you are posting 300/600 hands followed by 50c/1 hands? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Also, is the former from UB and are those games running again much at the moment?

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Heh, that was from a donk-n-go. I wish I had the roll to play 300/600. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[chuckpalms04]

i actually like the 3-bet with the 9. many times we're getting raised by MP just because we drew 3 to start. a 3-bet is a nice aggressive line if we might be able to push someone out. that and it solidfies our position of staying pat - hopefully forcing our opponents to draw harder than they actually do.