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    Default How do I play this?

    Firstly I wasn't sure how to react to being raised on the flop. I wasn't willing to give the hand up but I wasn't sure what odds to offer UTG+1 and ended up just calling. On the turn it's an unopened sidepot, what size bet would you recommend if any?

    Party Poker
    No Limit Holdem Ring game
    Blinds: $0.05/$0.10
    9 players
    Converter

    Stack sizes:
    UTG: $11.04
    UTG+1: $14.37
    MP1: $13.57
    MP2: $2.01
    MP3: $4.30
    CO: $2
    Button: $5.93
    SB: $9.70
    Hero: $10

    Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with 8 5
    UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, 2 folds, MP3 calls, CO (poster) checks, Button folds, SB calls, Hero (poster) checks.

    Flop: 8 4 5 ($0.5, 5 players)
    SB checks, Hero bets $0.5, UTG+1 calls, MP3 folds, CO raises all-in $1.9, SB folds, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.

    Turn: A ($6.2, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: $6.2)
    [color=#cc0000]Hero???
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    I make it at least $4 on the flop, that should offer villain about 2-1 pot odds. I might even just push right there and hope he calls it off anyway.

    As played, on the turn we have $8 left and the pot is $6 so I push cos I dont like leaving piddly little amounts behind on the river when opp is probably drawing. I guess $4 on the turn and the rest on the river is fine too.
  3. #3
    I agree with Jimmy, after the shorty pushes, I like to push to chase out UTG.

    As played, with no side pot, I'm actually tempted to check this down, see how UTG plays his draw (or monster). Sometimes I bet $3-4 here also, depends on what I think of UTG...
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  4. #4
    The key to this hand is the likely wide range shorty pushes for $1.90 here. You certainly shouldn't be respecting it. You should consider it dead money. Like a bonus added for you and UTG to fight over. When there are 30xBB worth of dead money in a pot when you have this strong of a hand, hammer it.
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  5. #5
    Thanks guys. I actually pushed the turn since the pot was large, I felt I was probably still ahead and if he was drawing to the nut flush he just paired his ace and might call. Maybe 2/3 pot might have been better with the rest going in on the river. He might have 16-20 outs though. Anyway he folded and CO had a set of 4's so it's a shame I didn't get a sidepot going to recoup that loss. Better hand than I expected from CO though.
    Must get more aggressive - Tonight we dine in $25NL! rah rah rah! etc
  6. #6
    Just keep that aggression up. Don't worry about single hand results!! NH
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