Table has gotten down to 7 players (100 game on Stars), and I limp UTG with 3678 suited in hearts to the 8. Calls and SB (full stack, seems decent but nothing great) makes it $5 to go. Looks a lot like AA to me.
Flop comes 556r, and SB bets out $7 into the pot of $16. This looks even more like naked AA to me in a 3-way pot. I'm pretty sure my draw is live and decide to rep at least trips myself, so I raise to $21. SB calls. Hmmm...
Turn comes Jh now giving me a little heart draw, and I decide to check. Against better players, this probably wouldn't be a very good play, as I'm inviting a big river bet. Then again, I guess I can call on the river if I make my straight (maybe even flush?). But I'm trying also to control the pot in case he has trips with the AA. Anyone prefer a bet on the turn? maybe half-pot?
River comes an offsuit 9 completing my straight. He checks and I check and win. He indeed has AAT9ds in diamonds and spades.
Basically, my thinking was to control pot-size by checking behind with position, but I definitely played it awfully passively aside from merely pursuing the draw at all on a paired board.
I really think I prefer half-potting the turn and then if he still calls just checking behind on the river even if I make my straight. Showing that much strength, I think he has difficulty calling the turn without at least trips and really should be full to CR me. And he also can't bet the river after all that--unless of course he really is full.
Opinions?Statistics: Posted by Aisthesis — Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:27 am
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