I will have to take your side on this hand. I think you played it fine. When the BB leads out into me on the flop I would put him on some type of pair and/or straight draw and you also have the other limper to worry about. I like your raise on the flop
When the 4 straight gets there I would be real leery of betting into these guys because there is a very good chance that at least one of them has it or perhaps even two pair now. I may very well bet into one opponent here but with two I think your check is fine. If you bet here and get raised you will need to fold and the BB could very well put you on an overpair now and raise with just 2 pair not fearing you have the straight. In this scenario you would still have 8 outs to catch and the right odds to call if you knew what he had. I think by checking you give yourself the maximum chance to win the pot for this reason. If they have made the straight or not it is going to cost you 1 BB to call the river if they bet, the same that it would cost you if you got CR on the turn.
I myself am not much for giving free cards at any time but in this case I think it is warranted due to the action on the flop particularly since the BB is involved. And for your other question, if the limper calls on the river I still overcall with the J hitting knowing that I probably won't like it.Statistics: Posted by piersmajestyk — Mon Feb 14, 2005 7:44 pm
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