4/180, Flopped a set

[Brandonjp13]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

SB (t1610)
BB (t6750)
Hero (t3180)
UTG+1 (t4350)
MP1 (t1775)
MP2 (t2115)
CO (t675)
Button (t1705)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, CO calls t150, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls t100.

Flop: (t475) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero??

Do we hate a check here? I feel if I bet I scare everyone out since I also raised preflop.

[paratacus]

I'm pretty new around here, but if you raised preflop aren't they expecting you to take control anyway? Also someone could easily have hit that Ace, or be drawing to the flush or straight. I think a bet here is needed. For both value and to protect your hand. Maybe 300 odd? I'm trying to give my thoughts to help me learn, so don't take this advice as concrete!

[Jesuitical]

Actually, take that advice as concrete.

[gobucks27]

Absolutely must bet if you have any intention of building a pot..Check raising will only discourage action imo...by betting out, anyone w/ an A, flush or strt draw will come along..

[hamnegger]

guess what if no one has an ace you aren't getting action anyway so lead. don't let kq get free draw.

[omg im l337]

make a cbet. as gobucks said, you MUST build up the pot and not let free hands in.

[JoeyJoJo Shabadu]

Bet the pot. Draw heavy board. Ace will give you action, you may get some draws to fold.

[hagbard celine]

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Bet the pot. Draw heavy board. Ace will give you action, you may get some draws to fold.

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We don't want draws to fold, we want draws to call without the proper odds to be doing so. A PSB accomplishes this, although I tend to not like to hit the pot button. This is a spot where I like to bet ~2/3 the pot, or slightly overbet the pot. Overbetting, IMO, is often taken as a weaker bet than 2/3-PSB. You might get someone holding an A or a FD to try and take the pot from you. But ~2/3 pot is my default.

[Luminaire005]

If the CO is a tight player, bet. However if he was aggressive, I'd check to see if the CO wants to go all in with his last 500. This may even induce a call from the big stack, allowing you to push him off his hand, and at that point the worst that could happen to your set is virtually break even.

However if both to CO and BB check, you must bet on the turn unless another spade shows. If the third spade comes, now you'd be looking for a boat, your betting would be borderline suicidal, and your calling requirements change accordingly.

Boils down whether or not you're willing to risk a spade on the turn.

[hagbard celine]

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If the CO is a tight player, bet. However if he was aggressive, I'd check to see if the CO wants to go all in with his last 500. This may even induce a call from the big stack, allowing you to push him off his hand, and at that point the worst that could happen to your set is virtually break even.

However if both to CO and BB check, you must bet on the turn unless another spade shows. If the third spade comes, now you'd be looking for a boat, your betting would be borderline suicidal, and your calling requirements change accordingly.

Boils down whether or not you're willing to risk a spade on the turn.

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This is pretty bad advice, IMO. Checking the flop after raising PF looks pretty suspicious, and allows opponents with draws to peel off a card for free.

We have the nuts right now, and we should be interested in building a pot, trying to get all the money in the middle. You don't accomplish that by checking.

I really can't even begin to express how bad checking this flop is.