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cubbies760 · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: What's your play?

I dwindled down to about 300 chips early on a hand where I flopped the nut straight and had the 2nd nut low, and he had everything in place for a scoop. He pushed it all the way with a scoop pretty much locked. I fought back and was presented with this dilemma.

Full Tilt Poker Game #3134351994: $5 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (23949867), Table 1 - 25/50 - Pot Limit Omaha H/L - 19:20:08 ET - 2007/08/02
Seat 1: cubbies760 (1,620)
Seat 2: hutch1620 (1,380)
hutch1620 posts the small blind of 25
cubbies760 posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to cubbies760 [Kh Jc 5c 6d]
hutch1620 calls 25
cubbies760 checks
*** FLOP *** [Kc Ks 8h]
cubbies760 checks
hutch1620 bets 100
cubbies760 calls 100
*** TURN *** [Kc Ks 8h] [Tc]
cubbies760 checks
hutch1620 bets 300
cubbies760 ??? ....am I really beat here?

Zophar · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:30 pm Post subject:

It's really hard to say. Did he previously bet out big hands on the flop? Make any different bet amounts depending on hand strength? Given how the hand played out, you may be a dog drawing to a J or you could be way ahead right now with him betting Aces up or even the 8's.

I'd generally lead on this flop since I'm not holding an Ace. Occasionally I'll check raise it, but at this point you're OOP w/ a big, but not yet made hand, so keeping the pot small isn't a bad thing. Leading out will also give you an opportunity to gain a bit more info, specifically his reaction to your bet.

cubbies760 · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject:

He played fairly solid, and didn't call many of my 1/2 or pot sized bets OTF when I raised PF. No piece or draw, he folded.

It just seemed to me that when he bet, he had a hand, when he checked, he was weak.

This was my dilemma, it seems to me that he's fairly strong....I would consider him pushing a draw, but this board has absolutely no draws (at least other than runner runner).

cubbies760 · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 1:04 am Post subject:

Sorry for the delay....here's the result.

After seeing his hand, I guess I gave him way toomuch respect, and I'm still not sure why he played this hand like he did.

Full Tilt Poker Game #3134351994: $5 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (23949867), Table 1 - 25/50 - Pot Limit Omaha H/L - 19:20:08 ET - 2007/08/02
Seat 1: cubbies760 (1,620)
Seat 2: hutch1620 (1,380)
hutch1620 posts the small blind of 25
cubbies760 posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to cubbies760 [Kh Jc 5c 6d]
hutch1620 calls 25
cubbies760 checks
*** FLOP *** [Kc Ks 8h]
cubbies760 checks
hutch1620 bets 100
cubbies760 calls 100
*** TURN *** [Kc Ks 8h] [Tc]
cubbies760 checks
hutch1620 bets 300
cubbies760 calls 300 ....I was still not sure, and prepared to consider folding OTR if he fired another shell.
*** RIVER *** [Kc Ks 8h Tc] [5s]
cubbies760 bets 900 ....but then I figured that I'm gonna have to call, now....so I might as well throw the bet out there. If he has K8 or KT, so be it.
hutch1620 raises to 930, and is all in
cubbies760 calls 30
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hutch1620 shows [9s 9c 6s 5h] two pair, Kings and Nines, for high
cubbies760 shows [Kh Jc 5c 6d] a full house, Kings full of Fives, for high
cubbies760 wins the pot (2,760) with a full house, Kings full of Fives
hutch1620 stands up
cubbies760 stands up
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,760 | Rake 0
Board: [Kc Ks 8h Tc 5s]
Seat 1: cubbies760 (big blind) showed [Kh Jc 5c 6d] and won (2,760) with HI: a full house, Kings full of Fives
Seat 2: hutch1620 (small blind) showed [9s 9c 6s 5h] and lost with HI: two pair, Kings and Nines

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