Nl200 – pair + NFD, 3-way

Joined: 24.02.2007

13.05.2008, 20:55 0

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[tg]MP3$191.33:///////;SB$374.89:///////;Hero$200:///////;[/tg]
1/2 No-Limit Hold'em (5 handed)
Hand recorder used for this poker hand: Texas Grabem 1.9 by www.pokerstrategy.com.

Preflop: Hero is CO with A♥, 2♥
MP3 raises to $4.00, Hero calls $4.00, BU calls $4.00, SB calls $3.00, BB calls $2.00.

Flop: ($20.00) 2♣, 7♥, 4♥ (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP3 bets $4, Hero raises to $20.00, BU folds, SB raises to $40.00, BB folds, MP3 calls $36.00, Hero calls $20.00.

Turn: ($140.00) J♠ (3 players)
SB bets $70, MP3 calls $70.00, Hero calls $70.00.

River: ($350.00) Q♥ (3 players)
SB bets $260.89 (All-In), MP3 raises to $77.33 (All-In), Hero raises to $86.00 (All-In).

Final Pot: $774.22

Boths opponents are fish - not quite sure, but their stats were around 35/10 or so (generic fish...)
Ignore the call preflop, even though I had a read that MP3 called down light, I don't think A2s has enough value. Anyhoo,
The flop raise is a no-brainer, but I'm not entirely sure what to do after the (almost) min-3bet. On one hand, I could shove and probably get MP3 to fold and see both following streets; but SB probably has a very strong hand, I put him on the nuts there. On the other hand, I could just call with my 6:1 odds but have to fold on the turn against anything but a 1/2 PSB. However I would have very big implied odds should I hit.
What's the best line?

14 replies

chenny8888

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13.05.2008, 22:32 0

i don't see the big implied odds, but i'd play this passively as well with your reads.

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sismis

Joined: 27.10.2006

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13.05.2008, 22:52 0

yup, i dont think its smart to get agressive with draws in 5handed pot. pot gets to big and you get odds to call large amounts with your draw. and usually your odds are even smaller then you think becoz someone else has flush draw too and other guy has set

Nunki

Joined: 25.10.2006

Posts: 953

14.05.2008, 01:35 0

Versus a couple of possible fish you have a ton of equity on the flop with the chance of dead-money to boot. Therefore shove flop. If the money were deeper then playing for implied odds would be better since your stack won't ever be so "awkwardly sized" on the turn.

Timor83

Joined: 08.06.2007

Posts: 720

14.05.2008, 04:05 0

Ok, I'm drunk but gonna give my opinion anyway. I think the flopline is fine because you don't have a lot of fold equity but getting great odds, both implied and explicit.

Turn is obviously a no-brainer call because of the same reasons, pushing doesn't has a lot of fold equity but getting good implied odds, this is a definite call.

So conclusion: there's very little or even nothing you played wrong here imo.