Posted Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:23 pm GMT by xGinNJuicex
See situation below...
Small tournament, 3 players including you (on the button) limp-in, blinds 50-100. You hold: J  10  .
Flop: Q 8 9
BB bets 175, next player folds, next player calls 175. Action to you, pot is 800. You have 2200 in your stack. Both other players solid.
What's your read and play????
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Posted Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:29 pm GMT by exit music
They probably have pairs of some kind, they both have huge ranges here b/c of PF play.
I'd call the flop.
On the turn, if EP bets and MP calls, thats when I'd raise, although if it's a complete bick/safe card you can call here as well and plan to raise on the river.
If a club falls on the turn and it goes bet-raise
you can think pretty hard about folding
small pot if you lose
big 3-way pot if you win
good plan?
Posted Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:20 am GMT by tame_deuces
There aren't too many happy cards on the turn. Either the card kills us or our action most of the time, so I vote raise.
Posted Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:38 am GMT by shorn7
I call the flop to try and see a safe turn card. If another club comes (that isn't the Q or 8), I probably fold to a lot of aggression.
You have flopped a big hand here but one that definitely needs to be played with caution, especially since this is a tournament. I think I want to keep the pot small at first unti the turn. If the lead bettor fires again, then you need to start to worry since him being called by two players on that flop would have to give him pause.
Posted Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:17 pm GMT by xGinNJuicex
I actually raised to 500. In retrospect I should've raised more as my intention was to protect my hand.
EP folds and MP calls.
Turn: 5 
MP bets 600. The pot is now 1525. You have 1700 in your stack.
What now????
Posted Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:32 pm GMT by shorn7
| Quote: | I actually raised to 500. In retrospect I should've raised more as my intention was to protect my hand.
EP folds and MP calls.
Turn: 5
MP bets 600. The pot is now 1525. You have 1700 in your stack.
What now???? |
Exactly why I would have played it softly on the flop instead of raising. Now you have built a big pot and you still don't know where you stand. Basically, if you call this turn you are more than likely compelled to call the river too (unless another club comes). I hate calling off my stack with second best, but you might have forced yourself into it here.
Posted Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:40 am GMT by MrDarling
Am really not sure about this one but...Smells like MP has the As. A smaller flush wouldn't want any higher one card spade drawing to a flush and should have popped it on the flop. Either before or after you raised. there is a small chance he has the nut flush, but why would he just cold call 2 flop raises and lead on a blank?
I think it is as often a set, 2 pairs or a nut flush draw (maybe with a pair) So I think you need to pop it and hope for the best.
You still have 1 out against the flush nut.
Posted Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:37 am GMT by Jefecaminador
Smells like he was taking the advise of some of the people here. He tried keeping the pot small, and waiting for a safe turn card to pop it. My bet would be he either already has a flush or a set.
If he has the flush you have 1 out (10 of clubs). If he has a set, he has 10 outs.
I probably end up folding on the turn, you still have 17 bbs left so you're not in terrible shape.
Posted Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:53 pm GMT by xGinNJuicex
I called.
River came 3
It went check check and he showed K 2 for the win. Thanks for the tips.
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