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However, that can introduce a fair amount of variance into your play. That being said - I think a value bet is a good play here - and you most likely would need to pay off a raise if it comes (though that's up to you - this player seems to be a fish to me - so I'd call, but if he was more solid - obviously there's room for a "it depends...").
The safe route isn't horrible though. If that's the case, why play a hand that can give you this kind of sub-par flush? The hand really isn't at the top of my lists of hands - and I don't think Jxs is really a feature I would aim to hit.
Just a few thoughts
/d
Statistics: Posted by starstealer — Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:31 pm
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I would have played the hand the exact same way you did. Your flop bet looked good to me. You want to find out quickly if your flush is any good. I take it you were hoping he had completed the straight or was drawing to it. Without a pair on the board, which there wasn't i would have also bet the turn and checked the river. Not sure if that check on the river was a bit passive, but i'll let monk handle that one.
Statistics: Posted by kingsalami — Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:14 pm
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Hero ($25)
MP2 ($14.5)
MP3 ($32.55)
CO ($50.42)
Button ($7.92)
SB ($23.5)
BB ($34.3)
UTG ($15.02)
UTG+1 ($20.05)
UTG+2 ($24.75)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with
![[Js]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Js.gif "The Jack of Spades")
, ![[Td]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Td.gif "The Ten of Diamonds")
, ![[8s]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/8s.gif "The Eight of Spades")
, ![[Kh]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Kh.gif "The King of Hearts")
. 1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.5, UTG+2 calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, 1 fold, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, 1 fold, BB calls $0.25.
Flop: ($3.60)
![[3s]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/3s.gif "The Three of Spades")
, ![[6s]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/6s.gif "The Six of Spades")
, ![[5s]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/5s.gif "The Five of Spades")
(7 players)BB checks, UTG+1 bets $0.75, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to $2.5, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, BB folds, UTG+1 calls $1.75.
Turn: ($8.60)
![[Jc]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Jc.gif "The Jack of Clubs")
(2 players)UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $3, UTG+1 calls $3.
River: ($14.60)
![[9d]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/9d.gif "The Nine of Diamonds")
(2 players)UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.
Final Pot: $14.60
Results in white below:
UTG+1 has Qs 5h 5c 6d (three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: Hero wins $14.60.
Flop raise was kind of a feeler to see if there was a higher flush out there. However, I've seen so many people call off their entire stacks with Q or K high flush fearing the nuts but won't fold or raise. This opponent seemed semi passive so I was afraid of it. Did I get enough out of this hand or could I have gotten more?
Statistics: Posted by briachek — Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:33 pm
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