Poker Forum

Over 1,247,000 Posts!

REGISTER
Subscribe to FTR web feed
Already Registered?      Username:    Password:   Remember      Forgot Password

Poker Forum

  > 

Short-Handed NL Hold'em

  > 

Should EasyT call this?

  
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
r8ed
Old 03-08-2006, 05:20 AM     Post subject: Should EasyT call this? #1 (permalink)  
4-of-a-Kind

Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,524
r8ed
I don't like playing other people I know - especially nice guys like EasyT and especially when I know we're both whoring B2B's. I know he buys in short at times since he's just trying to break even while clearing the bonuses. This will explain my passiveness on this hand. I won't sit at his table any more because it throws me off.

EasyT told me he had two pair on this hand. Should he call the turn here since he would probably double up if he hit a boat? Plus he has the chance to split if an Ace hits. He said no - but I would call this every time if I knew I could double up if I hit. What do you think? What do I have anyway?

Players:
tomten2006 (EUR 28,55 in seat 1)
camel_toe (EUR 96,45 in seat 2)
giggles85 (EUR 283,25 in seat 3)
Tpaul (EUR 100,75 in seat 4)
EasyT43 (EUR 124,10 in seat 5)
LeffeMa (EUR 102,80 in seat 6)

Dealer: giggles85
Small Blind: Tpaul (0,50)
Big Blind: EasyT43 (1,00)

giggles85 was dealt: Two Cards

LeffeMa Fold
tomten2006 Fold
camel_toe Fold
giggles85 Raise (3,50)
Tpaul Fold
EasyT43 Call (2,50)

Flop Kh - Th - Qd

EasyT43 Bet (3,50)
giggles85 Call (3,50)

Turn Kh - Th - Qd - Js

EasyT43 Check
giggles85 Bet (10,00)
EasyT43 Fold
giggles85 Payback (10,00)

giggles85 didn't show hand

giggles85 wins: EUR 13,80
Rake: EUR 0,70
Reply With Quote

Play for FREE and practice your game at...

Join the FTR Poker Forum to disable these banners and start posting!
aislephive
Old 03-08-2006, 05:44 AM #2 (permalink)  
aislephive's Avatar
4-of-a-Kind

Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Downswinging holla!
Posts: 1,523
aislephive
I would not call this bet with two pair for the purpose of trying to hit a boat. He has four outs, plus some split outs, but being only 8 percent or so to hit the full house he would have to double up every single time he hit his full house to make the play profitable, and it's definitely a losing play to call here.

If the board pairs I would really hope that you don't pay him off. You might call a decent-sized bet, but I don't think he is going to win that much off of you even if he boats up. Would you double him up if he hit? I would hope not since you're at best splitting the pot. Besides, the pot is too small at this point to get all of EasyT's chips in on the river. He would have to overbet the pot all in, which should be a clear fold for you, even if you had an ace. Or he would have to bet and you would need to reraise him and then of course he reraises you all in, I would hope that you would never reraise him on the river after the board pairs. Calling this turn bet is a major -EV play IMHO.

As for your hand, I could see this being a total bluff a lot of times. Button raise means nothing, and after he checks with the four-card straight on the turn it brings up a great situation to bluff. This is another reason why it's a clear-fold for EasyT, there's a chance that even if he hits you have absolutely nothing and simply fold.
Reply With Quote
bdawg56kg
Old 03-08-2006, 06:57 AM #3 (permalink)  
bdawg56kg's Avatar
Full House

Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Honolulu
Posts: 1,201
bdawg56kg
Send a message via AIM to bdawg56kg
Would you put in an extra 100BB's on the river with the lone ace on a paired board? Probably not right? Maybe the implied odds are there if villian is a huge donkey, but most times not. For example if EasyT called the turn, and the board paired kings, giving him the boat, and he lead out for $25, are you seriously going to raise him here with just the straight? Seems like a standard call to me. If EasyT doesn't fold to a river raise here, you are splitting this pot at best.

And yeah I know what you mean. I ran into eeeee on 3 of my tables while whoring Martins, and we inevitably collided.
Reply With Quote
r8ed
Old 03-08-2006, 01:17 PM #4 (permalink)  
4-of-a-Kind

Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,524
r8ed
Disregard this post. When I woke up this morning I thought about for like 2 minutes and realized it makes no sense for him to call. Sleep = goot. I had AA.
Reply With Quote
Reply
Latest Poker News
Bbickes Old 06-02-2012, 08:10 PM    Merge Network 6.0 Looks to Retain Current Player Base
In an effort to perhaps keep players from moving to the new Revolution Network setup by the former Lock Poker, Merge Network has taken drastic steps to respond to their player base's requests to impro ...

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT. The time now is 03:16 PM.

Contact Us - Archive - Top

FTR Testimonials

All content
© FlopTurnRiver.com 		Advertising  |   Partners  |   Testimonials  |   T&C  |   Contact Us  |   FTR News & Press  |   Site Map  |   Search FTR

Full Tilt  |   Titan Poker  |   UltimateBet  |   Poker Stars  |   Ladbrokes Bonus  |   Sportsbook  |   Cake Poker  

Play Texas Holdem Online, Online Texas Holdem Strategy, & Poker Forum
This is not a gambling website.