$8.80 NLHE: Why the baluga?

[JohnnyFronts]

$8.80 NL HE: Why the baluga?

Villian Stats (VPIP/PFR/AF): 38/23/1

No special reads on the player besides he has been playing a lot of pots since i was moved to this table. Just wondering what this flop raise might be...

Full Tilt Poker Game #13130353269: $8 + $0.80 Tournament (97374733), Table 13 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:15:02 ET - 2009/06/30
Seat 2: vamp1979 (2,425), is sitting out
Seat 3: galkaderebasov (2,910)
Seat 4: bewhite (3,120)
Seat 5: Rana_Tramposa (1,320)
Seat 6: itsbuddah (2,365)
Seat 7: Memphis Wiley (2,775)
Seat 8: hg3dworld (7,230)
Seat 9: BNH77 (1,635)
hg3dworld posts the small blind of 20
BNH77 posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Memphis Wiley [Ts Td]
vamp1979 folds
galkaderebasov folds
bewhite folds
Rana_Tramposa folds
itsbuddah folds
Memphis Wiley raises to 120
hg3dworld calls 100
BNH77 folds
*** FLOP *** [6s Jh 7h]
hg3dworld checks
Memphis Wiley has 15 seconds left to act
Memphis Wiley bets 170
hg3dworld raises to 790
Memphis?

 

[KoRnholio]

Usually a jack, but often a flush draw. It' such a big raise though, he is basically announcing that he has no qualms with getting it all in. I'd just fold here, since he is very unlikely to be doing this with a 7 or 6.

 

[JohnnyFronts]

Would checking this flop be bad? Its so draw heavy that I dont want to see half the cards in the deck show up on the turn and half to check again. Add the dynamic that I button raised after all folds and this adds to his range of air to check bounce me on alot of flops. There are a lot of different turn/river scenarios to go over, but would checking the flop and betting a decent turn be better here?

 

[KoRnholio]

I bet there pretty much always. Tens are a decent hand, but you don't really want to see any heart, queen, king or ace come off if you check behind.

 

[EvilEmperor]

Aggro villain with big stack could be doing this light much more often than other players. I'd be inclined to get it all in here if villain was really getting out of line. His bet size seems like he's not wanting a call.

 

[robert_wrath]

Whats a baluga?

 

[WurlyQ]

Readless, I fold. You're gambling in a situation where you might be drawing to two outs and at best, you're probably slightly ahead of some kind of draw that may out draw you. This could be anything from a set to two pair to TPGK to an A high flush draw to a combo draw.

Whats a baluga?

A baluga is a flop call, turn raise. The general theorem is that it shows significant strength because it puts a lot of chips in the pot and that a one pair hand is not enough to continue.