tough flop spot for staxx

[icheckcallu]

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this is my second orbit at the table and villain hasnt gotten involved yet. Any thoughts on his range or my actions would be appreciated.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $44.65
CO: $57.05
Button: $88.65
Hero: $40.65
BB: $21.95

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $2</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $5.5</font>, BB folds, Button calls.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($11.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $7</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $23</font>, Hero...

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u decide to 3 bet him but u bet too little. i would bet to about 7. flop is very good to cont bet... no read i fold heere

[Lego05]

Ugh...if you're 3betting pre-flop make it more. Definitely at least 6. I prefer 7.

I like betting just a little more on flop: like 7.5-8.


Ugghh....This is a very very easy fold to his flop raise.

[Peter Harris]

PF guru you must either flat call or reraise more. 7 is pretty standard after a raise to 2. Depends on villain as to which you think is better (i.e. whether you'll take it down PF with a reraise, whether you'll stack them when you flop a set, etc. etc.)

Flop is a pretty clear b/f. Villain flat called your 3b, which means his range here can be 2 overs, flush draw, 9x, 8x, set, overpair (say not KK-AA or he'd 4b PF, but even then sometimes they will look to trap). Oh, and JT.

Best case scenario you're up against 2 overs, possibly with a FD, at least with a flush redraw. Rest of the time you're drawing to the tainted out gutshot and/or set.

Honestly, guru, it's good to see you at NL50, but this isn't a tough spot for stacks at all. sorry.

Results? (and while your at it tell me whether you squeezed in that live thread).

[scallop]

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this is my second orbit at the table and villain hasnt gotten involved yet. Any thoughts on his range or my actions would be appreciated.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $44.65
CO: $57.05
Button: $88.65
Hero: $40.65
BB: $21.95

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $2</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $5.5</font>, BB folds, Button calls.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($11.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $7</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $23</font>, Hero...

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u decide to 3 bet him but u bet too little. i would bet to about 7. flop is very good to cont bet... no read i fold heere

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[dirtylobster]

Preflop is fine if you make it ~8. Calling is fine too. Otherwise well played, you flopped 3rd pair and a gutshot, now fold.