Thursday, August 31, 2006

Poker Hand of the Night

MP open raises to 3x BB, an amount that is begging for action at this table where the min open has been 4x to 5x and re-raises to 12-15x are common. It folds to me in the BB. I call with JhTh. A favorite blind hand.

Flop comes out KQX rainbow. I have OESD so I value check call a 3/4 pot bet. The 3/4 pot bet makes me think I am up against AA, KK, QQ. He is looking for a call. Turn come A and completes the rainbow. BINGO!

I do what?

Lead out?
Check call?
Check Raise?

5 comments:

Tooloftheman said...

I guessing you folded because you are weak and have no honor.

Drizztdj said...

check-fold

Standard.

Actually lead out because represents Ax and if he/she has a set you might get all the moneys on a re-raise if the board doesn't pair.

CJ said...

So, you're sitting on the nuts while only fearing the board pairing.

I check-raise. Especially if you put the guy on AA, KK or QQ, he's sitting on a monster of his own, and he's hard-pressed to put you on JT.

riverbender said...

Depends.

Ordinarily I check/call or check/raise, depending on how big his bet is. If it's big I'm gonna raise - I don't think you can call a big bet here and expect to get much more on the river,(you're either looking at a boat. fold or check) so may as well try to get it now. Maybe even shove if I think he would call it.

If he's clueless/aggressive I lead the turn with a small bet, call his inevitable raise and then check raise a safe river.

StB said...

Check raise. Easy. You want to prevent the board from pairing.