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Old 11-24-2007, 09:07 AM
Volkan-20 Volkan-20 is offline
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Default check/fold river with midpair, small pot

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Limit: $2/$4
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Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG calls, 2 folds, Hero calls, BB checks.

Flop: K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3SB, 3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks.

Turn: Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (1.5BB, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, UTG calls.

River: A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3.5BB, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG bets</font>, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: 1BB returned to UTG.

Results:
Final pot: 3.5BB

Do you see a showdown here?
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Old 11-24-2007, 12:01 PM
xerber xerber is offline
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Default Re: check/fold river with midpair, small pot

Looks fine to me. Pot is tiny, A-high and FD hit the river - i fold here against an unknown.
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Old 11-24-2007, 12:07 PM
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Default Re: check/fold river with midpair, small pot

yea looks fine, maybe if flush draw doesnt hit maybe call, i cant see what we beat here often enough to make this call
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Old 11-24-2007, 07:22 PM
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Default Re: check/fold river with midpair, small pot

Yea, no way your ahead or chopping here.
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Old 11-24-2007, 08:03 PM
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Default Re: check/fold river with midpair, small pot

you guys all bet the turn? i almost never bet hands like this in 3w urp after flop cthru
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Old 11-24-2007, 08:22 PM
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Default Re: check/fold river with midpair, small pot

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you guys all bet the turn? i almost never bet hands like this in 3w urp after flop cthru

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I think betting this turn is a pretty big mistake.
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Old 11-24-2007, 08:26 PM
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Default Re: check/fold river with midpair, small pot

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you guys all bet the turn? i almost never bet hands like this in 3w urp after flop cthru

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I think betting this turn is a pretty big mistake.

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agreed, then do we just check thru the river and hope they have air cuz we cant squeeze value from nething
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Old 11-24-2007, 10:10 PM
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Default Re: check/fold river with midpair, small pot

I would definatly fold here, not much money in the pot anyway.
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Old 11-25-2007, 12:24 AM
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Default Re: check/fold river with midpair, small pot

Betting the turn is terrible IMO
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Old 11-25-2007, 12:47 AM
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Default Re: check/fold river with midpair, small pot

is there any merit to betting the flop? chances are no one hit it.
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