How to play the Flopped Straight

Precept2 · #1 06-08-2006, 07:29 PM

I flopped the straight and bet 1/2 pot (giving 3-to-1) on the flop and turn (giving 3-to-1).

Should I be pushing harder?

Full Tilt Poker Game #698795628: Table Chartered - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Omaha - 19:19:29 ET - 2006/06/08
Seat 2: jonnyricola ($48.50)
Seat 3: jenblue1220 ($58.40)
Seat 4: muck11 ($91.10)
Seat 5: riskofruin ($46.75)
Seat 6: Precept24 ($28.15)
Seat 7: Tachihara ($37.45)
Seat 8: DolphinMuscle ($60.95)
Seat 9: mlyte45 ($20.45)
riskofruin posts the small blind of $0.25
Precept24 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Precept24 [9s 5c Ac Tc]
Tachihara folds
DolphinMuscle folds
mlyte45 calls $0.50
jonnyricola raises to $1
jenblue1220 calls $1
muck11 folds
riskofruin folds
Precept24 calls $0.50
mlyte45 folds
*** FLOP *** [Qh Jc 8d]
Precept24 bets $1.85
jonnyricola calls $1.85
jenblue1220 folds
*** TURN *** [Qh Jc 8d] [6c]
Precept24 bets $3.70
jonnyricola calls $3.70
*** RIVER *** [Qh Jc 8d 6c] [6s]
Precept24 checks
jonnyricola bets $4.50
Precept24 calls $4.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jonnyricola shows [8s Kd 8h As] (a full house, Eights full of Sixes)
Precept24 mucks
jonnyricola wins the pot ($22.70) with a full house, Eights full of Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $23.85 | Rake $1.15
Board: [Qh Jc 8d 6c 6s]
Seat 2: jonnyricola showed [8s Kd 8h As] and won ($22.70) with a full house, Eights full of Sixes
Seat 3: jenblue1220 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: muck11 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: riskofruin (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Precept24 (big blind) mucked [9s 5c Ac Tc] - a straight, Queen high
Seat 7: Tachihara didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: DolphinMuscle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: mlyte45 folded before the Flop

piiop · #2 06-08-2006, 07:32 PM

Use a converter or at least formet the hand yourself so it's easier to read.

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Should I be pushing harder?

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Yes

Precept2 · #3 06-08-2006, 07:34 PM

Where does one find a converter?

TheRempel · #4 06-08-2006, 08:44 PM

Click the link below to convert your hand. Make sure it's set to 2+2 as the output.

Full Tilt Poker
Pot Limit Omaha Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
8 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $37.45
UTG+1: $60.95
MP1: $20.45
MP2: $48.50
CO: $58.40
Button: $91.10
SB: $46.75
Hero: $28.15

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 raises to $1, CO calls, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.5 (pot was $3.25), MP1 folds.

Flop: Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($3.75, 3 players)
Hero bets $1.85, MP2 calls, CO folds.

Turn: 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($7.45, 2 players)
Hero bets $3.7, MP2 calls.

River: 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($14.85, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $4.5, Hero calls $4.5 (pot was $19.35).

Results:
Final pot: $23.85
MP2 showed 8s Kd 8h As
Hero mucks 9s 5c Ac Tc

TheRempel · #5 06-08-2006, 08:48 PM

1. Pot the flop. You don't have huge redraws, but a K gives you broadway and you have a backdoor club draw. It's enough to make you about a 20% favorite over a bare 9T.

2. Pot the turn. He's not making a huge mistake calling this bet if you'll call $7 with the straight when the river pairs the board. You've also opened up a pretty big redraw in clubs and should win 30% of the time on the river against a bare straight. Lots of players will wait until the turn before getting it in with no redraws and you can catch them with their pants down.

RickyG · #6 06-09-2006, 12:59 PM

You basically gave him odds to chase the whole way. Either PSB flop and 2/3rds + PSB Turn, or check flop and PSB turn, but betting 1/2 pot on both streets allows him to make a tiny valuebet on the river (which you probably should call) and make up for the slight odds errors he made on previous streets.

yellowsub · #7 06-09-2006, 01:45 PM

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1. Pot the flop. You don't have huge redraws, but a K gives you broadway and you have a backdoor club draw. It's enough to make you about a 20% favorite over a bare 9T.

2. Pot the turn. He's not making a huge mistake calling this bet if you'll call $7 with the straight when the river pairs the board. You've also opened up a pretty big redraw in clubs and should win 30% of the time on the river against a bare straight. Lots of players will wait until the turn before getting it in with no redraws and you can catch them with their pants down.

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