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Old 07-12-2007, 10:08 AM
Galwegian Galwegian is offline
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Default flopped a set early in the small blind - getting some action

live mtt - $150 buyin
stacks - hero 8500, villain 7000 (starting stack was 7500)
reads: villain is a solid but not exceptional player. He has been talking about always getting sucked out on by bad players.
image: I have been fairly active so far. About 5 hands ago I showed a successful bluff to the table that won a medium size pot.
blinds 50/100

preflop - dealt to hero 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
2 limpers, hero calls, big blind checks

flop (pot = 400)
2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
hero bets 400, BB raises to 1200, 2 folds, hero ??

I'm fairly confident that he either has a flush draw or two pair. I don't think he would do this with just a king


I have two questions (obv I have my own thoughts about both):
1. What's my line now?
2. Do you play this any differently if it is a cash game?
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Old 07-12-2007, 10:12 AM
registrar registrar is offline
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Default Re: flopped a set early in the small blind - getting some action

Details of the bluff you showed would be useful. I really want to shove here and if you've been active and showing bluffs, this seems like the best play.
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Old 07-12-2007, 10:46 AM
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Default Re: flopped a set early in the small blind - getting some action

bluff went as follows: I'm in the hijack with JJ. UTG+1 limps for 100. I raise to 400 and he calls. Flop comes A K 8. He bets 1000, I raise to 2500, he thinks for a couple of minutes and folds. I showed the jacks, and he mumbled something about putting me on a pair but not sure enough to call.
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Old 07-12-2007, 12:44 PM
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Default Re: flopped a set early in the small blind - getting some action

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bluff went as follows: I'm in the hijack with JJ. UTG+1 limps for 100. I raise to 400 and he calls. Flop comes A K 8. He bets 1000, I raise to 2500, he thinks for a couple of minutes and folds. I showed the jacks, and he mumbled something about putting me on a pair but not sure enough to call.

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Sweet, so raise to like 3k. He's probably stacking off with like a good K here.

Also, you're 3:1 against a flush draw, so you don't want to just shove and blast him out of the hand. I still like the 3k raise, because given your image he will think he has FE on a push. Same with 2 pair, he probably fears a flush draw and you sucking out, so he's gonna shove over your 3-bet. Given what he think of you I question your read that he wouldn't raise just a K on this board...hell I think he may stack off with one.
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Old 07-12-2007, 01:07 PM
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Default Re: flopped a set early in the small blind - getting some action

id call. lead turn if no club comes c/call if it does. my turn bet would be a 2/3 pot bet.this gives him poor odds to call. if he has 2 pair great hell shove and he has 4 outs to win
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Old 07-12-2007, 01:08 PM
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Default Re: flopped a set early in the small blind - getting some action

2nd alternative is to repop to 3500 i would not shove and blow him out of the pot
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