Take the free card or fire 2nd barrel?

Jailblazers · #1 10-08-2007, 09:45 AM

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP2 ($1.34)
Hero ($1.96)
Button ($1.48)
SB ($0.98)
BB ($3.11)
UTG ($5.50)
MP1 ($2.12)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, BB calls $0.04.

Flop: ($0.13) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.1, BB raises to $0.3, Hero calls $0.20.

Turn: ($0.73) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero ?.

Preflop: Trying to steal the blinds w/ a decent hand, and if I get called (which is alot), I have position on them and I probably have a better hand then them. Pretty standard I guess. My only read on the caller is that he value-bets small and is pretty passive.

Flop: C-bet/semibluff here w/ 2 overcards and flush draw. I get check-raised which means he could be doing this with any pair or better I think. I call because I got a ton of outs.

Turn: Ok, he checks again. I really have no idea what it means, but I think it could be that he is trying to keep the pot small with a marginal middle pair hand. It could mean he is afraid of the Ace. Or often, he could be planning another check-raise which is actually pretty common at these limits. So what should I do here? Take the free card or fire a 2nd barrel and represent the ace?

scallop · #2 10-08-2007, 09:52 AM

Bet. Represent the Ace. He fold ALOT here.

CianCrillz · #3 10-08-2007, 10:17 AM

88 or 99 is def a possibility here, represent an ace here.

Nemesis69 · #4 10-08-2007, 10:22 AM

If we bet 0.45 or so and villian shoves we are folding? If hero bets turn half his stack is in?

rjacobs003 · #5 10-08-2007, 10:23 AM

At NL2 you take the free card every time I reckon. You fire and he'll call you down with his small pair. You hit the river and he'll call your value bet with his small pair. Even at NL10 I might represent the ace but not at NL2 - play as straightforwardly as possible.