call here?

[pantherhound]

no read. just a call and pray to god he doesn't have QQ which is a very real possibility indeed given the circumstances?

------HAND 5------
Game #883636524: Texas Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1) - 2005/09/13 - 15:31:17 (UK)
Table "Purple" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Smiffy44 ($98 in chips)
Seat 2: esoteric ($443.62 in chips)
Seat 3: Madh0u5e ($115.25 in chips)
Seat 4: Adil01013 ($58.64 in chips)
Seat 5: cannycan ($227.62 in chips)
Seat 6: BetaCard3 ($91.88 in chips)
cannycan: posts small blind $0.50
BetaCard3: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Smiffy44 [8d 8h]
Smiffy44: calls $1
esoteric: folds
Madh0u5e: raises to $4
Adil01013: folds
cannycan: folds
BetaCard3: folds
Smiffy44: calls $3
----- FLOP ----- [5s 8s Qd]
Smiffy44: checks
Madh0u5e: bets $6
Smiffy44: raises to $19
Madh0u5e: raises to $111.25 and is all-in
Smiffy44: ?

[nomore]

definately in my opinion.
You have to be prepared to lose, but i will happily gamble every chip i have at the table every time i hit a set.

QQ is of course a possibility but its pretty unlikely.

[DimitriT]

That's an easy call for me. Yes, he could have QQ but he could also have AA, KK, AsKs, AsQs, KsQs, with AA and KK being the most likely. I pay off QQ here and move on.

[Devil_DOC_Hoorah]

What did you plan on doing with the pocket 8's if not call this bet??? You hit your set on the flop you must call this, would you feel more comfortable calling this bet with KK, AA??? If so then you wouldn't call with the 2nd best of all hands on this flop??? I put him on AQ if he had QQ he has nothing to fear.... hence he would slowplay this.

[pantherhound]

thought so. No more discussion needed. I really didn't think twice about the decision; the issue is whether in this specific instance there is enough evidence to suggest he had QQ to think about laying it down minus a read. But I have to pay off QQ anyway so I call everytime.

Smiffy44: is all-in $75
Returned uncalled bets $17.25 to Madh0u5e
----- TURN ----- [5s 8s Qd][2c]
----- RIVER ----- [5s 8s Qd 2c][5h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Madh0u5e: shows [7s Qs] (Two Pairs, Queens and Fives, Eight high)
Smiffy44: shows [8d 8h] (A Full House, Eights full of Fives)
Smiffy44 collected $194.50 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $197.50 Main pot $194.50 Rake $3
Board [5s 8s Qd 2c 5h]
Seat 1: Smiffy44 showed [8d 8h] and won ($194.50) with A Full House, Eights full of Fives
Seat 2: esoteric folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Adil01013 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: cannycan (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: BetaCard3 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[Irisheyes]

Definatly call

[Devil_DOC_Hoorah]

NICE WIN..... i thought he might be on that flush draw.... it appeared to me he was trying to win the bet right there or catch his out to win, either way nice call and nice POT!!!

[Aces]

Easy call.