($24) 77: nice flop, horrible turn, beautiful river. Line check

Pocketbear · #1 10-03-2007, 04:08 PM

No reads.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t20/t40
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: t1500
UTG+1: t1965
MP1: t1500
MP2: t1140
MP3: t1800
CO: t1455
Button: t1450
SB: t1190
BB: t1500

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is UTG with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Hero calls t40 (pot was t60), UTG+1 calls t40 (pot was t100), MP1 folds, MP2 calls t40 (pot was t140), 4 folds, 4 folds, BB checks.

Flop: 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (t180, 4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t120, UTG+1 calls t120 (pot was t300), MP2 calls t120 (pot was t420), BB calls t120 (pot was t540).

Turn: 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t660, 4 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 bets t360, BB calls t360 (pot was t1020), Hero calls t360 (pot was t1380), UTG+1 folds.

River: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t1740, 3 players)
BB is all-in t980, Hero calls all-in t980, MP2 calls all-in t620.

Checkraise the flop? Push or checkraise the turn?

middleweb · #2 10-03-2007, 04:24 PM

I'd fold preflop.

If you're confident someone will bet a flush draw or ace, then a check-raise is probably the best play on flop. A strong c/r gives awful odds to a flush draw and you might find yourself heads up against a solid ace, which is a great situation.

This early in the tournament you don't want to take this showdown on the flop against flush draw, so try to give terrible odds either by leading or check-raising flop.

Pocketbear · #3 10-03-2007, 04:36 PM

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I'd fold preflop.

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Now that's what I call tight.

vers · #4 10-03-2007, 04:37 PM

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If you're confident someone will bet a flush draw or ace, then a check-raise is probably the best play on flop.

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I like limping pre tho. You played it well if you can't expect anyone to bet the flop. NH

sbj · #5 10-03-2007, 04:56 PM

I prefer to lead the flop rather than go for a check raise. With 4 opponents, I am afraid of giving a flush draw infinite odds. I would prefer to open-bet enough to make their call a mistake.

I like the check/call on the turn. After the caller you are seeing a pot of 1380 for a call of 360. The probability that you will get at least one player's stack if you hit your full house on the river is quite high. Of course, your question was whether to push on the turn (not whether to fold). I don't hate a push but your opponents are pretty much priced in so you have little FE.

sence25 · #6 10-03-2007, 05:05 PM

I really like to bet 180 on the flop in such a multiway pot.
Besides that, nh.

RexWoo · #7 10-04-2007, 06:05 AM

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I really like to bet 180 on the flop in such a multiway pot.
Besides that, nh.

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