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Flopped Straight. What to bet on turn? (Part 2)

Padzz77Padzz77 Member Posts: 143
edited November 2012 in The Poker Clinic

I was tempted to shove the turn since there were 2 players in the pot, and lots of ways I could get beat on the river (if I wasnt already behind, of course).

But I thought that might be a bit too nitty, and force out too many hands that could call and miss.

What is generally the best approach?  Bet smaller and be willing to fold to a nasty river card?  Do exactly what I did?  Or just shove?
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
porgey Small blind  £0.04 £0.04 £7.79
potter90 Big blind  £0.08 £0.12 £4.70
 Your hole cards
  • 4
  • 3
   
Ddog649 Call  £0.08 £0.20 £6.36
vietnam Fold     
Padzz77 Raise  £0.16 £0.36 £5.59
locksbluey Fold     
porgey Call  £0.12 £0.48 £7.67
potter90 Call  £0.08 £0.56 £4.62
Ddog649 Call  £0.08 £0.64 £6.28
Flop
  
  • 7
  • 5
  • 6
   
porgey Check     
potter90 Bet  £0.08 £0.72 £4.54
Ddog649 Call  £0.08 £0.80 £6.20
Padzz77 Raise  £0.52 £1.32 £5.07
porgey Fold     
potter90 Call  £0.44 £1.76 £4.10
Ddog649 Call  £0.44 £2.20 £5.76
Turn
  
  • 2
   
potter90 Bet  £0.40 £2.60 £3.70
Ddog649 Call  £0.40 £3.00 £5.36
Padzz77 Raise  £2.10 £5.10 £2.97
potter90 Fold     
Ddog649 Call  £1.70 £6.80 £3.66
River
  
  • 4
   
Ddog649 All-in  £3.66 £10.46 £0.00
Padzz77 All-in  £2.97 £13.43 £0.00
Ddog649 Unmatched bet  £0.69 £12.74 £0.69
Ddog649 Show
  • K
  • 2
   
Padzz77 Show
  • 4
  • 3
   
Ddog649 Win Flush to the King £11.78  £12.47

Comments

  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited November 2012
    I don't think shoving on the turn is too bad with the board and action.

    As you say, there's lots of ways they could beat on the river, and they're likely to be drawing, so you can try to charge them the most on the turn when they have a (small) chance to win and they might pay cos they still have a card to come, but if you let them see the river it's likely to go... if they missed their draw, you get nothing, if they hit their draw, you go bust.

  • Padzz77Padzz77 Member Posts: 143
    edited November 2012
    In Response to Re: Flopped Straight. What to bet on turn? (Part 2):
    I don't think shoving on the turn is too bad with the board and action. As you say, there's lots of ways they could beat on the river, and they're likely to be drawing, so you can try to charge them the most on the turn when they have a (small) chance to win and they might pay cos they still have a card to come, but if you let them see the river it's likely to go... if they missed their draw, you get nothing, if they hit their draw, you go bust.
    Posted by Lambert180

    Thanks.

    I agree that just callin would be bad, for exactly the reasons you mention.  Or at least, that was my thinking at time.

    In retrospect, against 2 players, I suppose I could have just assumed that it was so likely that (at least) one of them was drawing to a flush or a better straight, and flatted and been willing to fold to any 4 or any club (let alone the 4 of clubs) r any 8.

    I probably would have not have got anybody's stack if there was a blank on river (and I might have lost mine if someone had flopped a better straight), but I still might have got some value off some hands, & someone might have bluffed.

    A shove is probably best, like you say.  I was probably (very incorrectly) influenced by the fact that I didnt want both of them to fold.  But I think the problem with my bet is that get the worst of both worlds.  I am committed to a river call, and my opponent can probably see that, so he knows he is getting good implied odds for his £1.70 call.


      

  • grantorinograntorino Member Posts: 4,710
    edited November 2012
    Prob just fold pre,if u raise make it bigger

    Flop and turn fine

    Fold river
  • Padzz77Padzz77 Member Posts: 143
    edited November 2012
    In Response to Re: Flopped Straight. What to bet on turn? (Part 2):
    Prob just fold pre,if u raise make it bigger Flop and turn fine Fold river
    Posted by grantorino

    Yeah, there's a massive argument for folding the river.  It's very unlikely that he expects me to fold, so therefore very unlikely he is bluffing, and that card has brought in a lot of the hands he might have been drawing with.

    But dont the pot odds mean that I might as well call?  Every now and again he will turn over 4,2 or A4, or AA, or a set (or, less often, 2 pair).




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