NL 25 -- Flopped Straight, What to do on River?

[littlekeed]

This hand was posted on a different poker forum, and I completely disagree with everyone's opinion on that site. The question here is what should the hero do on the river after facing the minraise.

I did not play the hand in question btw, I just want to read some thoughts on how you would finish it.


Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
9 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $23.80
UTG+1: $25.95
MP1: $2.45
MP2: $23.15
MP3: $8.65
CO: $5
Hero: $28.30
SB: $13.90
BB: $25

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is Button with 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Hero calls, SB folds, BB checks.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($1.1, 4 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets $0.75</font>, 2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $1.75</font>, BB calls.

Turn: 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($4.6, 2 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $2</font>, BB calls.

River: K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($8.6, 2 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $2.9</font>, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises to $5.8</font>.

[silly_monkey]

For starters I want to get stacks in here. I raise more on the flop and bet/raise more on the turn. If it was r/r to 2.75 on the flop, and potted on the turn, the pot on the river would be $19.80, and the villain's remaining stack would be $15.40.

On this board, I think we should be happy to 3-bet here and play for stacks. Of course, T9 and 95 beat us, but he could have a flopped set or a rivered two pair. I definately think he calls with hands other than a higher flopped straight. If you have a read that the guy is a nit, then maybe just call.

[MegalomaniaMan]

heros gotta fold... cuz there is a possibility that he's beat...
i think repopping it to like 12 maybe gets some value from king/tp hand, but it would be read dependant. if the villain is really agro or calls too much, re-raising seems better, if he is passive, maybe just call down.

[silly_monkey]

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heros gotta fold... cuz there is a possibility that he's beat...


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Umm... no. Hero at least has to call. He has the 3rd nuts and there are many, many hands that villain could min-raise with that we beat. Easy, easy call.

Edit: woot woot 100th post.

[optimus_prime]

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heros gotta fold... cuz there is a possibility that he's beat...
i think repopping it to like 12 maybe gets some value from king/tp hand, but it would be read dependant. if the villain is really agro or calls too much, re-raising seems better, if he is passive, maybe just call down.

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No [censored] way you should fold here. Bet more on flop/turn, try and get it all in on the river.

[sputum]

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On this board, I think we should be happy to 3-bet here and play for stacks.

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Me too. Lots of worse hands call a reraise/shove. Where I play, anyway [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[silly_monkey]

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This hand was posted on a different poker forum, and I completely disagree with everyone's opinion on that site.


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What was the advice on the other site?

[lippy]

Hero raises to ~12.

This is not a push in my mind, we WANT villain to call. If you're afraid of loosing everything here, you're playing scared.

This is a river 3-bet for value.

[littlekeed]

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This hand was posted on a different poker forum, and I completely disagree with everyone's opinion on that site.


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They all wanted to call here.

[Shaddux]

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This is a river 3-bet for value.

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