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[Closed] Straight on a paired board

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meridius
Joined: 13.08.2008

My gutshot had completed on the turn. However, the board become paired on the river. Was my river play OK, or should I only call the raise instead of 3-betting?

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Play hand

$0.1/$0.2 Fixed-Limit Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T:s, J:s.
UTG2 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, 2 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (4.50 SB) 7:s, 8:h, A:d (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG2 checks, MP2 checks, CO checks.

Turn: (2.25 BB) 9:d (4 players)
Hero bets, UTG2 calls, MP2 calls, CO raises, Hero 3-Bets, UTG2 calls, MP2 folds, CO calls.

River: (12.25 BB) 9:s (3 players)
Hero bets, UTG2 calls, CO raises, Hero 3-Bets, UTG2 calls, CO caps, Hero calls, UTG2 calls.

Final Pot: 24.25 BB.

Results follow (highlight to see):

Hero shows a straight, jack high (Ts Js)
CO shows three of a kind, nines (Ks 9h)
UTG2 shows two pairs, tens and nines (Td Tc)
Hero wins with a straight, jack high (Ts Js).


1 reply

Hello!

Turn 3-bet is in place because you have the best hand here. On the river the board pairs which is a bit ugly since AA, 77, 88, 99, 97, 98 and A9 are beating you. From the preflop action we can see that AA and 99 are rather unlikely and after the flop action I think that A9, 77 and 88 aren't likely either so you're only losing to 2 hands on the river whilst you beat the rest of 9x hands and T6 and 56 which means a 3-bet on the river is justified.

Regards,

Primzi