by Danhdan » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:57 pm
I think you should raise the flop. It's not going to look like a ten as much as the way you played the hand...pretty much everyone slowplays trips in this spot. But, the real reason for playing this fast on the flop is 1)to get the pot big enough to where the preflop raiser is committed and you are stacking him by the river and 2) to get out the other opponent(BB) who could have some kind of flush or straight draw. Mostly, I'm going to the felt at NL25 with trips and second kicker here...and I'm trying to get there without giving up my hand. A raise on the flop can look more like betting a draw or betting with air than a raise on the turn ever does...mainly, because at this level, no one raises the turn with air. If your opponent is decent, he probably mucks to your raise, even overpairs.
As played, you have $5 behind you if you raise to $15, so I think you should push instead, just to get it in there. After that raise, you aren't folding no matter what the river is.
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