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Would you guys have reraised the turn with the stone cold nuts? I did put him on a big hand, but come to think about if I put him on the flush the reraise might have gotten him out of the pot. Turned out good this time, but suggestions are always welcome.
PokerStars Zoom Hand #80793490328: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2012/05/21 19:20:43 CET [2012/05/21 13:20:43 ET] Table 'Ilsewa' 6-max Seat 1: 69porulr69 ($50.25 in chips) Seat 2: battle87 ($93.59 in chips) Seat 3: Tranqville ($58.25 in chips) Seat 4: patriik68 ($53.33 in chips) Seat 5: johnnashfcup ($25 in chips) Seat 6: SaraTheBluff ($52.84 in chips) battle87: posts small blind $0.25 Tranqville: posts big blind $0.50 *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to battle87 [3d 3h] patriik68: folds johnnashfcup: folds SaraTheBluff: folds 69porulr69: raises $0.75 to $1.25 battle87: calls $1 Tranqville: folds *** FLOP *** [8s 3s 5s] battle87: checks 69porulr69: bets $2 battle87: raises $4.50 to $6.50 69porulr69: calls $4.50 *** TURN *** [8s 3s 5s] battle87: checks 69porulr69: bets $5 battle87: raises $6.50 to $11.50 69porulr69: calls $6.50 *** RIVER *** [8s 3s 5s 3c] battle87: bets $24 69porulr69: calls $24 *** SHOW DOWN *** battle87: shows [3d 3h] (four of a kind, Threes) 69porulr69: mucks hand battle87 collected $84.50 from pot 69porulr69 is disconnected *** SUMMARY *** Total pot $87 | Rake $2.50 Board [8s 3s 5s 3c Ah] Seat 1: 69porulr69 mucked [2s 6s] Seat 2: battle87 (small blind) showed [3d 3h] and won ($84.50) with four of a kind, Threes Seat 3: Tranqville (big blind) folded before Flop Seat 4: patriik68 folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 5: johnnashfcup folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 6: SaraTheBluff folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Joined: Aug '08
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flat calling on the flop doesn't seem right to me in cash game, see where you at. If I would have known he had the flush then I would have just flat called and make my river bet look like a bluff. But both being in the blinds made it a tougher play I needed to know if I was good, his call on my reraise on the flop reduced his range alot. I got a lucky catch, but if my hand didn't turn into quads or full I would have probly folded.
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I think the move on the turn was fine based on what went before. I don't rate your check-raise on the flop though.
It's a simple call preflop and you can't raise but by not raising you limit your hand range. So if you check-raise the flop, for me it would be obvious that you have trips. Of course he calls with a nut flush draw but when the board pairs I think you were really lucky to get him all in.
Personally I check-call the flop but others would say bet out. I don't like committing myself to trips if the board is all one suit. The turn is a great card but technically it's not the stone cold nuts since there is a straight flush draw too, however unlikely. Having check-called the flop I would hope he would bet out again so I could check-raise. I find the turn is where most drawing players get aggressive since they want to hide their hands and as long as they don't put you on a huge hand they will call with overcards.
I think you were right to check the turn and he can't fold for that much more. The turn is where you ideally want to get him committed to the hand. He probably hit the ace and couldn't fold for 24 to win 84 but at the same time I think a better player would have sensed danger and checked the turn and called a river bet.
