Help me with this weird hand please!!

Bubsy27 · #1 10-22-2007, 01:23 PM

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, CO folds, Hero raises to $5, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($11.5, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets $5, Hero calls.

Turn: 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($21.5, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $15, UTG+1 calls.

River: 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($51.5, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $36, UTG+1 raises all-in $56.09, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $56.09 returned to UTG+1.

Results:
Final pot: $87.5

Don't have any stats on villain but I don't think I really need them here.

I called the flop thinking that there wasn't much point raising when I had a weak kicker and hw will only really call with a better hand.
On turn after he checks I thought he was weak and figured I should bet to protect against flush draw, plus possibly get a cheap showdown.
On river the flush hits and so I bet thinking that he can only call with a strong heart. Is this Ok though, guven that it is likely he holds a heart after his call on the turn.
Then would villain ever reraise on the river withouit a heart? I doubt it so still think my river fold was correct.

JFsports · #2 10-22-2007, 01:26 PM

I think it's ok up til river. Pls pls pls pls check that

orange · #3 10-22-2007, 01:30 PM

stack sizes are needed.

river is ick. i would check.

Bubsy27 · #4 10-22-2007, 01:36 PM

Why's the river so bad? Because it is likely he villain has a heart that he will call/go all in with?

orange · #5 10-22-2007, 01:38 PM

he rarely folds any heart. i suppose you might have some FE. i think your bet sizing is sortve meh. i think like $22 on the river accomplishes the same thing.

scatt_man · #6 10-22-2007, 01:42 PM

don't bet the river ... i would have raised the flop .... you raised preflop he called then the A came out and you just called his bet

right there he is thinking that you probably don't have an A and then when he checks the turn and you bet it looks sorta weak ... like you are betting pockets or air to take the pot now

you should reraise on the flop to see where you are in the hand... if he calls you can narrow his range more but he could have anything here in the hand

as played you gotta check the river and give up on the hand

centgas · #7 10-22-2007, 01:43 PM

Nothing wrong with river based on what you are representing, although reducing the bet could save you money in the long run since this is a bluff.

therealpk · #8 10-22-2007, 01:46 PM

fold this hand preflop