Here are two similar situations where I make top trips with only 1 hole card. I was more inclined to fold in the first situation because of my kicker but I actualy won there and lost in the second. About the second situation : I planned a check/call. His bet was high, I acknowledge that, but if he's got trip queens aswell he would also bet big. Both villains are unknown and I'm not using stats (it's NL10 after all
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Hand converted with online PokerStrategy.com hand converter:
$0.05/$0.1 No-Limit Hold'em (3 handed)
Known players:
[tg]SB$4.00:///////;BB (Hero)$4.00:///////;BU$5.57:///////;[/tg]
Preflop: Hero is BB with Q:c, 7:s.
BU calls $0.10, SB folds, Hero checks.
Flop: ($0.25) Q:d, 3:h, 8:c (2 players)
Hero checks, BU bets $0.20, Hero calls $0.20.
Turn: ($0.65) 6:c (2 players)
Hero checks, BU bets $0.30, Hero calls $0.30.
River: ($1.25) Q:s (2 players)
Hero checks, BU bets $0.60, Hero calls $0.60.
Final Pot: $2.45.
Results follow:
Hero shows three of a kind, queens(Q:c 7:s).
BU shows two pairs, queens and sixs(A:h 6:s).
Hero wins with three of a kind, queens(Q:c 7:s).
Hand converted with online PokerStrategy.com hand converter:
$0.05/$0.1 No-Limit Hold'em (6 handed)
Known players:
[tg]BU (Hero)$5.07:///////;SB$4.88:///////;BB$2.84:///////;MP2$8.16:///////;MP3$4.10:///////;CO$2.00:///////;[/tg]
Preflop: Hero is BU with K:h, Q:d.
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.30, SB calls $0.25, BB folds.
Flop: ($0.7) K:c, T:h, 7:d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.40, SB calls $0.40.
Turn: ($1.5) K:s (2 players)
SB bets $0.71, Hero calls $0.71.
River: ($2.92) 4:d (2 players)
SB bets $2.20, Hero calls $2.20.
Final Pot: $7.32.
Results follow:
SB shows a full-house, sevens full of kings(7:s 7:h).
Hero shows three of a kind, kings(K:h Q:d).
SB wins with a full-house, sevens full of kings(7:s 7:h).