Top set with flushy board in FPP tourney

Ben Young · #1 12-16-2006, 04:13 PM

did I make the right play here?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

UTG+1 (t2580)
MP1 (t2045)
MP2 (t2605)
MP3 (t5630)
CO (t3970)
Button (t4085)
SB (t8375)
BB (t1275)
Hero (t4310)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
Hero raises to t150, 1 fold, MP1 calls t150, MP2 calls t150, MP3 calls t150, 1 fold, Button calls t150, 2 folds.

Flop: (t825) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero bets t600, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Button calls t600.

Turn: (t2025) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t1050, Button raises to t3335, Hero calls t2285.

River: (t8695) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t8695

Fiksdal · #2 12-16-2006, 04:29 PM

Preflop and flop are standard.

Turn is tough. I might check, because it induces a bluff when villain does't has a flush.

When villain pushes over your bet, I think he pretty much has to have the flush.

After villain pushes, the pot is t6410, and it costs you t2285 to call. Your odds are 3.8 to 1, and you have to win 20.8% if making this call is going to be +EV.

You have 10 outs (3 eights, 3 fives, 3 threes and 1 queen), to a lock hand, this gives you an equity of 21.28% against a flush.

Also, villain doesn't always have a flush, so this is a call. I'm glad to see the board pairing on the river, and that you won the hand.

Ben Young · #3 12-16-2006, 04:31 PM

thanks!

Bakes · #4 12-16-2006, 04:48 PM

"Turn is tough. I might check, because it induces a bluff when villain does't has a flush."

spot on because a lot of people can't resist betting at it in this situaiton. i'd c/r all in on the turn.