Online Poker Forum - 2NL - Full House on River

crtsports · Two Pair Joined: 22 Jun 2009 Posts: 71

This is my sixth hand at the table so no real reads on the villain. My main question here is should I have re-raised him on the river, instead of just calling? With his min raise and two checks, I could easily see him on KQ, QJ and a slow played FH. So I was a little cautious on re-raising him and just paying him off. Right, wrong?

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The Official Hand History

BB: $2.00
UTG: $0.29
UTG+1: $2.21
Hero (UTG+2): $2.00
MP1: $2.21
MP2: $2.24
CO: $2.01
BTN: $1.78
SB: $2.64

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG+2 with 5 Heart

5

2 folds, Hero calls $0.02, MP1 raises to $0.04, 5 folds, Hero calls $0.02

Flop: ($0.11) Q Spade

Q

K

(2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks

Turn: ($0.11) J Club

(2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks

River: ($0.11) 5 Club

(2 players)
Hero bets $0.06, MP1 raises to $0.12, Hero calls $0.06

cubbies760 · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:24 pm Post subject:

Please raise the river. The likelihood that he would play any Q as passively as he did is very remote. A made flush on the river will pay you off.

bigpairde · Chipluder Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 8906

i hate pre

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ohsnapzbrah · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:30 pm Post subject:

Agree with BP. If you open a pot, as cliche as it sounds, raise. Never limp, because then you just get stuck in awkward situations.
And please please raise the river. A Q is so rare here that you have to raise. He could have made his flush, have aces, etc. Missed value bet imo.

lurgertor · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:23 am Post subject:

marsupial311 · Royal Flush Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 502

Limping with a low PP is incredibly standard at micros. If you hit your set on the flop, you bet out and take a lot of money from people that hit middle pair or worse and if you miss it and they bet, you can fold it away cheaply. Most micro players can't get away from a hand that hits any part of the flop so because of the limits, it's a reasonable play.

G Goddard · Four of a Kind Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 279

I make an over sized 3-bet over his raise to 50c++ and shoving isn't terrible either. In a higher stakes game I may call against a nit but this is 2NL and his range consists 90% of worse made hands that he thinks is the nuts. Most 2NL players will even look you up with a bare Q here.

crtsports · Two Pair Joined: 22 Jun 2009 Posts: 71

I think everything that went through my mind has been stated here.
But I couldn't get a slow played FH off. I am fairly certain with more than six hands at the table, I would have re-raised because I would have seen his style of play. I was going into this hand with zero history and trying to make the best educated guess on what his hand could be. As for how the hand turned out, here you go! And what he turned over, was a tad surprising.

River: ($0.11) 5

(2 players)
Hero bets $0.06, MP2 raises to $0.12, Hero calls $0.06

Total pot: $0.35 | Rake: $0.02

Results:
Hero had 5

, 5

(full house, fives over Queens).
MP2 had A

, K

(two pair, Kings and Queens).
Outcome: Hero won $0.33

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