$ 60: Flop straight on spady board-how's my line?

KPL · #1 02-01-2007, 06:33 AM

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t15/t30
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t1465
UTG+1: t1420
MP1: t1340
MP2: t1665
MP3: t1390
CO: t1450
Button: t1425
SB: t1875
Hero: t1470

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG calls t30 (pot was t45), UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t30 (pot was t75), 2 folds, CO calls t30 (pot was t105), Button folds, SB calls t15 (pot was t135), Hero checks.

Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t150, 5 players)
SB bets t60, Hero raises to t240, UTG folds, MP1 calls t240 (pot was t450), CO folds, SB calls t180 (pot was t690).

Turn: 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t870, 3 players)
SB bets t150, Hero folds, MP1 calls t150 (pot was t1020).

Edit: Stack sizes

KPL · #2 02-01-2007, 10:44 AM

Bump

kevstreet · #3 02-01-2007, 10:50 AM

I play it the exact same way.

Joerii · #4 02-01-2007, 10:59 AM

Yeah me too. Those two calls on the flop are very bad, and the turn is even worse.

No offence, but why are you asking this ? Even to a microplayer like me it's an obvious fold.

bluefeet · #5 02-01-2007, 11:03 AM

He's not asking if he should fold the turn, but 'how's my line'. The flop is much more interesting.

wdcbooks · #6 02-01-2007, 11:08 AM

I will sometimes call the flop, although usually I am raising.

When I am calling the flop I am gambling that the SB in this hand will lead the turn big trying to knock out high single spades and I can raise there and take down a larger pot. Of course I am also gambling that no spade falls on the turn. Absent a spade on the turn I am obviously not folding.

Eagles · #7 02-01-2007, 11:27 AM

I like how you played it

Mez · #8 02-01-2007, 11:52 AM

I play the flop the same way

Turn is elementary

guenttrs · #9 02-01-2007, 12:05 PM

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I will sometimes call the flop, although usually I am raising.

When I am calling the flop I am gambling that the SB in this hand will lead the turn big trying to knock out high single spades and I can raise there and take down a larger pot. Of course I am also gambling that no spade falls on the turn. Absent a spade on the turn I am obviously not folding.

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Do you consider a made flush on the flop?

wdcbooks · #10 02-01-2007, 12:10 PM

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Do you consider a made flush on the flop?

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I try not to. I don't consider it on the flop betting, there is often no way to distinguish a naked A or K of spades from a made flush. If I get pressure on a turn blank then I start to consider the possibility of a made flush, but I will rarely be popped by a naked high spade.