Skip to forum
Notifications
Clear all

FH at the turn. What is the best line in this hand? Poll is created on Sep 05, 2007

  
  
  
  

[Closed] Instructional sample hands (for FL!) #6

5 Posts
4 Users
0 Reactions
635 Views

We only know that UTG is aggressive.

What is the best line to play this hand?

PartyPoker 0.50/1.00 Limit Hold'em (6 handed) HandRecorder

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3♥, 3♦
UTG raises, 2 folds, BU calls, 1 folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) T♠, Q♥, 3♣ (3 players)
Hero bets, UTG raises, BU calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.25 BB) T♣ (3 players)
Hero ???

Please post your answers in grey only. To use it copy this quote, remove the dot and write your answer between them.

An example:

[.COLOR=#dde8f9]Test.

If you remove the dot you have this. (Mark it to read.)

Test.


4 replies

As we know that UTG is aggressive he will bet the turn again even with the second T. Hence we play check/raise because then BU is not faced with two bets. In HU situations I would prefer bet/3-bet.
The question is what to do if UTG 3-bets - is a cap justified? Against aggressive players I would say yes.


I vote bet/3-bet. UTG is aggressive so he would raise the flop with a lot of hands including straight draws. Therefore we can consider ourselves ahead most of the time. Bet/3-bet extracts the most value from UTG if he raises and protects against a possible draw from BU. If UTG only calls we have a chance for an overcall from BU, but have to be more careful on the river in case a draw-completing card comes.


The mistake was earlier in the hand because a donk on the flop doesn't make much sense here. You should check/raise the flop to trap them all. If he is very strong he might 3-bet and you have the chance to check/raise the turn again. With donk/call flop and then check/raising the turn you shut down the action because you showed very much strength what you don't want with a big hand.
If he raised AK which is possible because he is more aggressive than the average player he might even take a freecard at the turn whic is a disaster. :)

Sorry for trapping you with the turn poll. ;)


dwade1984
Joined: 19.01.2007

I think it´s close. Will UTG raise if we bet? Will UTG bet if we check? He will bet most definitively, but will he call or even 3-bet our raise?
I think i´ll c/r here if BB calls and c/c if BB folds.

Damn, haven´t read any answer before posting this and got caught in your turn trap :)