Theoretical Turn Question

[DMBFan23]

Complete unknown at $50 NL. What is your calling range?

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $50
CO: $77.99
Hero: $49.25
SB: $51.80
BB: $49.50

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is Button with XX
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $2</font>, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($4.25, 2 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $4</font>, BB calls.

Turn: 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($12.25, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets $8.01</font>, Hero...

[Jigsaws]

Off the top of my head, and only hands I might raise from the button: 44, 66, 99, KK, AA, AK (any suit), K9, Asxx, any two spades, obviously. Not sure if I missed any. The sets and flushes are actually raises, not calls.

Edit: on second thought, remove KQ/KJ.

[linuxrocks]

To correctly answer this question, I guess we need put the BB on a range. Let's say we don't have the A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

First the odds: we are laid 2:5 immediate.

His most possible holding is a made flush. So, unless we have a set, we are behind most of the time by a great margin, and we should be folding anything but a set.

Let's say he has two pair, assuming we have a pair, we have 5 outs or have 1:9 odds. That sucks, and gotta fold too, as it sucks to get there and not get paid enough. Also, our outs are not clean.

If we do have A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] or a big spade, we can probably get to a higher flush with the 7 outs (1:6), still not good, but adding some implied odds, this is a call.

Without A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and a pair or a set, it's very difficult to continue.

To add to that simplified analysis, if we have a small flush, we can call down too.