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I think the only question-mark is your pre-flop call. There are times when cold-calling with a hand like 98s may be okay, and it does help that you're up against loose-opponents...but I'm not sure the pot's multiway enough in this hand.
On the flop, I like the free card raise against this particular opponent, but I think it should be noted that if UTG was a tight raiser or super-aggressive post-flop, a raise here is too likely to provoke a 3-bet and hurt your price. In this case, however, I think it's a good move, and the fact that UTG+2 pulled the call-reraise is just unfortunate. Like you said, a set seems likely.
On the turn, calling (as opposed to raising) is undoubtedly correct. I only mention this because some players would be tempted to raise here as a semibluff, due to their added outs; and once again, that'd just be costly.
So, in summary, I think your post-flop play was fine, but that you'd generally be better off folding this one preflop with a larger field present.
-TW
Statistics: Posted by TightWad — Sun Mar 06, 2005 3:20 pm
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Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with
![[9c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/9c.gif "The Nine of Clubs")
, ![[8c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/8c.gif "The Eight of Clubs")
. 1 fold, UTG+1 raises, UTG+2 calls, 2 folds, Hero calls, 3 folds, BB calls.
Flop: (8.50 SB)
![[6c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/6c.gif "The Six of Clubs")
, ![[7d]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/7d.gif "The Seven of Diamonds")
, ![[Kh]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Kh.gif "The King of Hearts")
(4 players)BB checks, UTG+1 bets, UTG+2 calls, Hero raises, BB folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 3-bets, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.
Try to raise for a free card on turn but the caller then 3 bet. I thought he had a set.
Turn: (8.75 BB)
![[Qc]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Qc.gif "The Queen of Clubs")
(3 players)UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 bets, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.
River: (11.75 BB)
![[6d]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/6d.gif "The Six of Diamonds")
(3 players)UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 bets, Hero folds, UTG+1 folds.
Final Pot: 12.75 BB
Results in white below:
UTG+2 doesn't show.
Outcome: UTG+2 wins 12.75 BB.
Is this a pretty good situation to try and play a drawing hand? It didn't work out well this time but could have been really nice. Comments?
Statistics: Posted by briachek — Sun Mar 06, 2005 3:09 pm
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