Monday, February 4, 2008

Pot Control on a draw heavy flop

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:
Hero
($59.55)
UTG+1
($89.00)
CO
($127.25)
BTN
($52.75)
SB
($93.15)
BB
($32.25)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 6 players) Hero is UTG

Hero raises to $1.75, 1 fold, CO calls $1.75, BTN calls $1.75, 1 fold, BB calls $1.25

Standard raise UTG. I get CO, BTN, and BB to call. No real reads on CO. BTN seems very tight passive preflop. I think he CC on the BTN with midpairs, suited connectors, and high cards. No real reads on BB.

Flop: ($7.25, 4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4.5, CO raises to $15.5, 1 fold, BB folds, Hero calls $11

I bet about a little over 1/2 pot 4 way. CO reraises and it is folded back to me. I thought about reraising but BTN was so tight passive. I thought he might have a set, tptk, or flush draw. I elect to call and evaluate what the turn brings.

Turn: ($38.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Ugly turn. I check intending to fold to a big bet because it completed alot of str8 and two pair type hands. I felt that if he betted, he would have one pair beat. Luckily he checks behind the turn.

River: ($38.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $12, Hero calls $12

I check intending to fold to a big bet again. He betted so small that I call hoping to catch a missed flush draw or a thin value bet.

CO shows:

1 comment:

Unknown said...

One of the things I am working on is not being too weak and too fold happy with strong hands. In this spot here, I actually like a reraise on the flop, because that flop is so draw heavy. One thing that will really be helpful in your blog posts is to post the key stats you have on villain at the time the hand is played, such as VPIP/PFR/AF and hands played. This will allow readers to get a better feel for how the villain plays.