NL25 - Bad play with NFD??

Route66 · #1 12-28-2006, 06:23 PM

I was tilting a bit from a couple of bad beats, and wasn't sure if I was making a good play or tilting my money away... UTG+1 was somewhat aggressive. I suspected a set after MP1's min-raise, but shoved anyway.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB ($26.10)
UTG ($23.20)
UTG+1 ($43.55)
MP1 ($13.70)
MP2 ($31.85)
Hero ($28.55)
CO ($13.75)
Button ($24)
SB ($26.65)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG raises to $0.5, UTG+1 calls $0.50, MP1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, 4 folds.

Flop: ($2.35) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 bets $1.5, MP1 raises to $3, Hero raises to $28.05, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $10.20 (All-In).

Isura · #2 12-28-2006, 07:01 PM

This is not terrible since MP1 is short-stacked. But calling is better IMO, to see what UTG does. you have position so extracting won't be hard against sets and overpairs.

Route66 · #3 12-28-2006, 07:51 PM

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This is not terrible

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lol, guess that's about as good as I could hope for. I ended up making the flush on the turn and it held up, but I still didn't feel good about the play, given that I suspected I only had seven outs and little FE (figured at least MP1 would call). MP1 flopped top set. I took a lot of crap at the table for making such a "terrible play". In hindsight I think calling would have been much better, since it would probably at a minimum have gotten UTG+1 to call. But I figured if I hit I might not have gotten paid off with the obvious flush on the board, unless one of them made a smaller flush. I didn't like the idea of just calling with UTG+1 to act behind me.