Here are 3 hands where I'm wondering if I should even make a CB (opponents full stacked).
Hand #1) I open to $4 from the CO with [Js], BB calls and flop comes [5c][5s]. Pot is $8, he checks to me.
Should I CB this? I did, but I think I should check behind next time. If he has a pocket pair, it's lower than jacks and I can maybe get a turn bet in and check behind on the river. If he has an ace or a 5, he's going to lead the turn, and I can decide to call or fold depending on his bet size and what the turn card comes. If I do call and he bets the river again, I'm certainly beat.
Hand #2) I raise to $4 from the button with [5c]. SB calls. Pot is $9, and flop comes
[Jh][7s]. SB checks to me.
As usual I bet this, but I once again feel I shouldn't. If I bet $8, there is no way that bet is taking it down half the time. The only hand I take it down from is a pocket pair, and if he does have a pocket pair, I imagine more likely than not he checks the turn to me and I can take it down there. If he doesn't have a pocket pair, I'll have no idea if he's calling me with a draw, a combo draw, top pair, or whatever. This looks like a situation where if I can take it down, I get it on the turn, but if I can't I might as well check him the flop and let him have it on the turn and save $8.
Hand #3) I raise to $4 from the button with [3h]. BB calls and the flop comes [8h][7c]. BB checks.
I just don't see blinds fold nearly enough on flops like this to make betting profitable. Unless you guys tell me otherwise, I'm gonna start checking these behind and re-evaluating the turn.
Sorry for the super long post and thanks for the help.Statistics: Posted by DoctorHandles — Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:32 pm
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