Interpoker $100PLO.

Hand 1:
I'm in MP with $93 and get Jd 7h Jh 5d and open-limp. 4 limpers after me, blinds in, 7 handed for the flop.

Flop is Ac Js As - a tricky one. SB bets out pot of $7 (and has $46 left) and BB folds to me. I raised the pot here (to $28). I suspect most players may check with AJxx, and if anyone else has it I will know by their call/raise. My plan is to fold to a raise, shut down if cold-called, and push again if only the SB calls. This maybe risky if the SB calls (as he surely would just call with AJ). Everyone folded and the SB called.

Turn was the Qh and SB went all-in for $35 (into a $60ish pot). What do you do?

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Hand 2:
I'm on BB with $82 and get 5h Ks 3h 2h. 6 limpers and SB is in. FLop is 8 handed.

Flop is Jd 3d 3c. I bet $8 and get one MP caller. This guy is bad (Monk - he's one of the worst there i think) and has $36 left after he calls. SB also calls.

Turn is the 4c. I bet pot of $32 and MP calls again (he has about $4 left now). SB folds.

RIver is 6c. I check, he bets $4 and I call.

Comments?


Thanks,

Martin

Hand one I think you mis-quoted your hand (you had JJ75 right?). Those little boats can be so tough to play. I agree with raising it up and I think once you do that you have to have the courage of your convictions on the turn and make the call. It's tough though, because a call and then a lead on the turn from your opponent suggests to me he has a bigger boat. To some extent it's opponent specific. Generally I call here and lose, but if the opponent is known to me to be solid I think I respect that turn bet and fold. Remember that if you're ahead he still has nigh on a 25% shot at winning the hand, whereas if he's ahead you're drawing pretty dead.. Thus I think you need to be close to one third sure that he doesnt have a boat here to make this call particularly +ve EV. I guess there's a reasonable chance of that.

Hand 2 I think you played fine. It kinda depends who the guy was (lol) and I would be somewhat worried about the SB having A3, but even then at least you have 9 outs. If the SB is very tight I might consider giving a free river and hoping to boat up, but against most opponents I think leading the turn again is a good idea. They could easily both be messing around with overpairs and you want to make the pay. On the other hand, I think if you check the turn most opponents will give you a cheap showdown here and if you do catch a boat you might be able to snaffle someone who catches a flush or straight with the same card, with the added bonus of not losing another bet to A3 if you miss, but really I lean towards betting here 80-90% of the time.

Monk
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