Grebbsy
Enthusiast
Silver Level
First shot at posting a hand to this forum, please excuse any n00b errors!
Early days in this tournament and everyone is playing pretty tight at my table. Consequently I'm allowing myself to loosen up a wee bit (at a looser table I'd probably play tighter and not make the initial raise):
full tilt poker - Hold'em Tournament - $20/40 Blinds - 9 Players
Hand Converter by Pokerhand.org
BTN: $4,145
Villain (SB): $5,765
BB: $1,240
UTG: $5,970
Hero (UTG+1): $4,995
MP1: $3,910
MP2: $2,145
MP3: $5,730
CO: $4,015
Pre-flop: Dealt to Hero AS 8S
(1 folds), Hero raises to $80, (3 folds), CO raises to $160, BTN calls $160, Villain calls $140, (1 folds), Hero calls $80
Flop: ($680) 5S 7S AD (4 Players)
Villain checks, Hero bets $200, CO raises to $555, (1 folds), Villain calls $555, Hero calls $355
Turn: ($2,345) 6H (3 Players)
Villain checks, Hero bets $2,345, (1 folds), Villain raises to $4,690
That was an unwelcome reraise. Did he have a straight? -- unlikely, cos what the hell was he betting on before he hit it, I reasoned. Is it a flush draw? If so I'm laughing, because if a fifth spade hits the board I've got the nuts over any two spades he may be holding. More likely I figure he's on two pair or trips, in which case I have practically as many outs as it's possible to have; quick rough totting up (in the few seconds I have) suggest maybe as many as half the deck!
Do I call?
Would you call?
Early days in this tournament and everyone is playing pretty tight at my table. Consequently I'm allowing myself to loosen up a wee bit (at a looser table I'd probably play tighter and not make the initial raise):
full tilt poker - Hold'em Tournament - $20/40 Blinds - 9 Players
Hand Converter by Pokerhand.org
BTN: $4,145
Villain (SB): $5,765
BB: $1,240
UTG: $5,970
Hero (UTG+1): $4,995
MP1: $3,910
MP2: $2,145
MP3: $5,730
CO: $4,015
Pre-flop: Dealt to Hero AS 8S
(1 folds), Hero raises to $80, (3 folds), CO raises to $160, BTN calls $160, Villain calls $140, (1 folds), Hero calls $80
Flop: ($680) 5S 7S AD (4 Players)
Villain checks, Hero bets $200, CO raises to $555, (1 folds), Villain calls $555, Hero calls $355
Turn: ($2,345) 6H (3 Players)
Villain checks, Hero bets $2,345, (1 folds), Villain raises to $4,690
That was an unwelcome reraise. Did he have a straight? -- unlikely, cos what the hell was he betting on before he hit it, I reasoned. Is it a flush draw? If so I'm laughing, because if a fifth spade hits the board I've got the nuts over any two spades he may be holding. More likely I figure he's on two pair or trips, in which case I have practically as many outs as it's possible to have; quick rough totting up (in the few seconds I have) suggest maybe as many as half the deck!
Do I call?
Would you call?