$6.5 Stars BB flop TPNK

Uniqueuponhim · #1 03-26-2007, 06:15 PM

I'm always at a bit of a loss as to what to do in these situations: I flop Top Pair no Kicker from the big blind in a multiway pot, and don't really want to commit any chips to it. Was this play alright?

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1570)
UTG+1 (t1460)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1490)
CO (t1460)
Button (t1540)
SB (t1480)
Hero (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls t20, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP3 checks

Turn: (t60) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t45, MP3 calls t45, SB folds

River: (t150) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 checks

Sherman · #2 03-26-2007, 06:16 PM

I'd value bet the river. A bare 8 or 4 might call.

Everything thing else looks fine to me.

OatmealJoe · #3 03-26-2007, 06:49 PM

I would check the flop as well and see what action occurs. Looks good.

ItalianFX · #4 03-26-2007, 06:52 PM

As I'm getting better at hand reading, I'd probably make a river bet here of 100.

Did MP3 flip over two diamonds?

Uniqueuponhim · #5 03-26-2007, 07:25 PM

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As I'm getting better at hand reading, I'd probably make a river bet here of 100.

Did MP3 flip over two diamonds?

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No, A8
Hands he could have here are QJs, Kdxd, Adxd, A8, A4, connected diamonds, and maybe 77 or 99. So I guess I am beating most of his range, and a river value bet would have been correct.

Sherman · #6 03-26-2007, 07:42 PM

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As I'm getting better at hand reading, I'd probably make a river bet here of 100.

Did MP3 flip over two diamonds?

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No, A8
Hands he could have here are QJs, Kdxd, Adxd, A8, A4, connected diamonds, and maybe 77 or 99. So I guess I am beating most of his range, and a river value bet would have been correct.

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I'd value bet the river. A bare 8 or 4 might call.

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And I'm a winner. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Edit: Oh and you obviously would fold to a river check/raise.

ItalianFX · #7 03-26-2007, 07:54 PM

I was thinking A8 too, but I was in a hurry to go outside and didn't want to go through all the possibilities. I think you'll see diamonds and A8 there often.