$6 Turbo: Holding 22 in a wet side pot... thoughts?

**homerdash** · 12-09-2005 02:49 AM

Everyone at the table has been playing pretty aggressive. I call preflop because I can afford it, and would like to eliminate the shorty by checking it down with P Dawg. Since the side pot was bigger than the main pot, it was almost too easy to expect a bluff. Your thoughts? How do you play this?

PokerStars Game #3276977991: Tournament #16223165, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/12/08 - 16:40:38 (ET)
Table '16223165 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: The P Dawg (2590 in chips)
Seat 6: hkyplayer (2715 in chips)
Seat 7: homerdash (4570 in chips)
Seat 8: roscoe420 (325 in chips)
Seat 9: ricer69 (3300 in chips)
The P Dawg: posts the ante 25
hkyplayer: posts the ante 25
homerdash: posts the ante 25
roscoe420: posts the ante 25
ricer69: posts the ante 25
homerdash: posts small blind 100
roscoe420: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to homerdash [2c 2d]
ricer69 said, "im 11"
ricer69: folds
The P Dawg: raises 400 to 600
hkyplayer: folds
homerdash: calls 500
roscoe420 said, "i can tell"
roscoe420: calls 100 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Jh 8c 6c]
homerdash: checks
The P Dawg: checks
*** TURN *** [Jh 8c 6c] [6h]
homerdash: checks
The P Dawg: bets 600
homerdash: ???

**a500lbgorilla** · 12-09-2005 04:41 AM

fold preflop, fold on the turn. I just dont even mess with 22 here. I dunno how right a fold is, but that's what i'd do.

**lowBoy** · 12-09-2005 07:48 AM

Stacks are too small to be going in with 22 with the intention of checking it down against an aggressive raiser.

**zenbitz** · 12-09-2005 06:55 PM

Fold.
Pre.
Flop.

I might even fold if there was no side pot (raise to 325 or something).

**homerdash** · 12-09-2005 08:07 PM

*** TURN *** [Jh 8c 6c] [6h]
homerdash: checks
The P Dawg: bets 600
homerdash: calls 600
*** RIVER *** [Jh 8c 6c 6h] [Tc]
homerdash: checks
The P Dawg: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
homerdash: shows [2c 2d] (two pair, Sixes and Deuces)
The P Dawg: mucks hand
homerdash collected 1800 from side pot
roscoe420: shows [8d Kh] (two pair, Eights and Sixes)
roscoe420 collected 1025 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2825 Main pot 1025. Side pot 1800. | Rake 0
Board [Jh 8c 6c 6h Tc]
Seat 2: The P Dawg mucked [4d As]

Preflop aside (if I have chips, I use them, especially in a turbo), is this just a good read or am I stupid lucky? The 6 on the turn doesn't help him, and I had a very reliable read that he would bet the flop if checked to with any pair or a draw of some sort. I didn't raise the turn because he would take a similar line on a monster. I was confident that a call on the turn would give me a free showdown if he still had nothing after the river. If he bets the river, I'm totally out of the hand. Although a J or 8 on the river beats me no matter what he has, this just seemed like a good spot to pick off a bluff.

**zenbitz** · 12-09-2005 09:02 PM

It's your read, and you're the big stack - go with it.

12-09-2005 02:49 AM #1
homerdash View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Join Date Mar 2005 Posts 218 Location Fairfax, VA (and Stars)	$6 Turbo: Holding 22 in a wet side pot... thoughts? Everyone at the table has been playing pretty aggressive. I call preflop because I can afford it, and would like to eliminate the shorty by checking it down with P Dawg. Since the side pot was bigger than the main pot, it was almost too easy to expect a bluff. Your thoughts? How do you play this? PokerStars Game #3276977991: Tournament #16223165, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/12/08 - 16:40:38 (ET) Table '16223165 1' Seat #6 is the button Seat 2: The P Dawg (2590 in chips) Seat 6: hkyplayer (2715 in chips) Seat 7: homerdash (4570 in chips) Seat 8: roscoe420 (325 in chips) Seat 9: ricer69 (3300 in chips) The P Dawg: posts the ante 25 hkyplayer: posts the ante 25 homerdash: posts the ante 25 roscoe420: posts the ante 25 ricer69: posts the ante 25 homerdash: posts small blind 100 roscoe420: posts big blind 200 * HOLE CARDS * Dealt to homerdash [2c 2d] ricer69 said, "im 11" ricer69: folds The P Dawg: raises 400 to 600 hkyplayer: folds homerdash: calls 500 roscoe420 said, "i can tell" roscoe420: calls 100 and is all-in * FLOP * [Jh 8c 6c] homerdash: checks The P Dawg: checks * TURN * [Jh 8c 6c] [6h] homerdash: checks The P Dawg: bets 600 homerdash: ???

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12-09-2005 04:41 AM #2
a500lbgorilla View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD Join Date Sep 2004 Posts 23,228 Location This room is a good place to be	fold preflop, fold on the turn. I just dont even mess with 22 here. I dunno how right a fold is, but that's what i'd do.

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12-09-2005 07:48 AM #3
lowBoy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Join Date Feb 2005 Posts 565	Stacks are too small to be going in with 22 with the intention of checking it down against an aggressive raiser.

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12-09-2005 06:55 PM #4
zenbitz View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Join Date Jul 2004 Posts 2,859	Fold. Pre. Flop. I might even fold if there was no side pot (raise to 325 or something).

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12-09-2005 08:07 PM #5
homerdash View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Join Date Mar 2005 Posts 218 Location Fairfax, VA (and Stars)	* TURN * [Jh 8c 6c] [6h] homerdash: checks The P Dawg: bets 600 homerdash: calls 600 * RIVER * [Jh 8c 6c 6h] [Tc] homerdash: checks The P Dawg: checks * SHOW DOWN * homerdash: shows [2c 2d] (two pair, Sixes and Deuces) The P Dawg: mucks hand homerdash collected 1800 from side pot roscoe420: shows [8d Kh] (two pair, Eights and Sixes) roscoe420 collected 1025 from main pot * SUMMARY * Total pot 2825 Main pot 1025. Side pot 1800. \| Rake 0 Board [Jh 8c 6c 6h Tc] Seat 2: The P Dawg mucked [4d As] Preflop aside (if I have chips, I use them, especially in a turbo), is this just a good read or am I stupid lucky? The 6 on the turn doesn't help him, and I had a very reliable read that he would bet the flop if checked to with any pair or a draw of some sort. I didn't raise the turn because he would take a similar line on a monster. I was confident that a call on the turn would give me a free showdown if he still had nothing after the river. If he bets the river, I'm totally out of the hand. Although a J or 8 on the river beats me no matter what he has, this just seemed like a good spot to pick off a bluff.

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12-09-2005 09:02 PM #6
zenbitz View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Join Date Jul 2004 Posts 2,859	It's your read, and you're the big stack - go with it.

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