$22 TP dry sidepot

mondonman · #1 10-24-2007, 09:37 AM

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t200/t400
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t3800
UTG+1: t1260
CO: t1095
Button: t4410
SB: t4905
Hero: t4530

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
2 folds, CO raises all-in t1095, Button calls t1095 (pot was t1695), SB folds, Hero calls t695 (pot was t2790).

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (t3485, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: t3485)
Hero?

I hit the flop pretty big. Now betting/protecting or just checking it down?

LordLinse · #2 10-24-2007, 09:47 AM

What about a push? Checking down you may you loose against a flush, or an Ace on turn and river.

mondonman · #3 10-24-2007, 09:55 AM

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What about a push? Checking down you may you loose against a flush, or an Ace on turn and river.

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IF I bet it´s a push obv.

Question is: is pushing and potentially getting called by a draw/better hand better than checking it down?

MonkeyButler · #4 10-24-2007, 10:09 AM

i would certainly push this flop - you hit it. no reason to check it down. get those chips to add to your stack. You want him to call you down w/ a flush draw...

Pocketbear · #5 10-24-2007, 10:27 AM

Reads on the button? I think I'm folding if he's been tight. As played I'm definitely pushing on the flop.

kylephilly · #6 10-24-2007, 06:21 PM

Here is the thing:

If you push, do you think he folds his flush draw? 50/50?
Second, if you check it down and he does in fact hit a flush, do you have any doubt he is not going to bet into you?
No need to be nice here, I make him pay to see the next card.

JOHANSON YO · #7 10-24-2007, 08:48 PM

Deffinately gotta make him pay.
Shoving seems like the best decision here.

Snowplow · #8 10-24-2007, 10:02 PM

I usually bet at the dry side pot here.

Scotty_12 · #9 10-24-2007, 10:02 PM

I think if you intended to check it down when flopping TP with another 4.5k stack who called 1k cold you should hav e just mucked preflop, as your money is as good as dead/donation (especially considering you could be drawing slim vs an AK/KK/AA of the initial pusher who only shoved 2.5 bb)

drzen · #10 10-24-2007, 11:21 PM

I think Scotty nailed it. If you're not betting that flop, why'd you call in the first place?