micro stakes, flopped top set

Bingo_Boy · #1 11-15-2007, 08:15 AM

No read. Any thoughts on my play here?

1)(my pathetic) flop bet should have been bigger to get it all in on the turn?
2)Is anyone just shoving over a min raise on the flop?
3)As played, nobodys folding river are they?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP1 ($6.75)
MP2 ($3.05)
CO ($2)
Hero ($11.03)
SB ($4.64)
BB ($10.93)
UTG ($7.50)
UTG+1 ($5.64)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.07.
3 folds, MP2 calls $0.05, CO (poster) checks, Hero raises to $0.25, 1 fold, BB calls $0.20, MP2 calls $0.20, CO folds.

Flop: ($0.84) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets $0.3, BB raises to $0.6, MP2 folds, Hero raises to $2, BB calls $1.40.

Turn: ($4.84) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4, BB calls $4.

River: ($12.84) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets $4.68 (All-In), Hero calls $4.68.

Final Pot: $22.20

Results in white below: 
BB has Ts Js (straight, king high).
Hero has Kc Kh (three of a kind, kings).
Outcome: BB wins $22.20.

Lego05 · #2 11-15-2007, 08:18 AM

Your flop bet and your flop 3bet both should have been bigger.

xoom · #3 11-15-2007, 08:29 AM

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Your flop bet and your flop 3bet both should have been bigger.

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Turn and river is fine.

Maunzekater · #4 11-15-2007, 08:31 AM

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Your flop bet and your flop 3bet both should have been bigger.

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...and shoving the turn would have been a no-brainer then.

Bingo_Boy · #5 11-15-2007, 08:56 AM

Thanks. As you could probably tell from the question I suppose i kind of knew that but was just looking for some confirmation really.

Im a winning but not very good SNG player whos decided he needs to try and learn cash from the bottom and work up, so im not used to the deep stacks.

If i just pot the flop against an unknown how often are we likely to get raised?.
Are we potting flop and turn and folding when the flush hits or are we overbetting it and hoping not to lose him?

Its not worth risking the check raise to build pot is it?

Maunzekater · #6 11-15-2007, 09:41 AM

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If i just pot the flop against an unknown how often are we likely to get raised?.

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How likely is it that a stranger you meet on the street will punch you in the face, if you go to him and call him a [censored]? You will not know until you do it, right?

Ok, maybe this is a bad analogy, but my point should be clear. Without knowing anything about your opponent, you can't answer this question.

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Are we potting flop and turn and folding when the flush hits or are we overbetting it and hoping not to lose him?

Its not worth risking the check raise to build pot is it?

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You can't check-raise, because there is nobody to act behind you [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

If you flop a monster like this, do anything to make to pot as big as possible - it is that simple. Do a little dance in front of your monitor when he check-raises you. Then 3bet him big. He tells you he has a big hand (obviously not the nuts), or he is bluffing. If he is bluffing, you will not make any more money. If he has a set, an unlikely 2pair or a strong draw, you want him to put all the money in.

bsball8806 · #7 11-15-2007, 09:45 AM

You have to bet at least .60 on the flop. This is a very draw heavy board, you want to make straight/flush/combo draws pay heavily to draw against your top set.

If you had bet .60, then when he check/min raises you, you can reraise to more than 2 dollars, by assuming he's on a draw.

Turn is fine, river is fine. Cooler.