Protecting your hand...what would you do?

Playing in a $25NL game that was pretty mixed...some fish and some solid players.

What do you do when you see to players bet in front of you like this?

$25 NL Hold'em - Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Table Table 12561 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 8: Snoop24872 ( $33.8 )
Seat 9: Beatch-Ho ( $73.1 )
Seat 10: PlzCawl ( $34.34 )
Seat 2: Chicago_Kid ( $20.5 )
Seat 1: Player2 ( $21.97 )
Seat 3: Player1 ( $12.65 )
Seat 5: Canes2391 ( $26.65 )
Seat 6: LJoyaYes ( $21.58 )
Seat 7: birdwatching ( $10.83 )
Seat 4: Ilvplk ( $24 )
Snoop24872 posts small blind [$0.25].
Beatch-Ho posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Chicago_Kid [ 8s 8h ]
PlzCawl folds.
birdwatching: nh
Player2 calls [$0.5].
Chicago_Kid calls [$0.5].
Player1 calls [$0.5].
Ilvplk folds.
Canes2391 folds.
LJoyaYes calls [$0.5].
birdwatching calls [$0.5].
Snoop24872 calls [$0.25].
Beatch-Ho checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Td, 8d, Ah ]
Snoop24872 bets [$2.5].
Beatch-Ho folds.
Player2 calls [$2.5].
(Chicago_Kid next to act)

I'll post what happened later.

Raise to 7.5. Get a fishy call. Push to a diamondless turn. If the diamond does fall, you've got position. Figure out what he has and play.

Flat calling would be a horrible mistake and pushing will probably scare off potential customers.

-'rilla

Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla

Raise to 7.5.

Needless you say 'rilla, you are good. Here is the turn:

Chicago_Kid raises [$8].
Player1 is all-In [$12.15]
LJoyaYes folds.
birdwatching folds.
Snoop24872 folds.
Player2 calls [$9.65].
Chicago_Kid calls [$4.15].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3h ]
Player2 checks.
(Chicago_Kid to act)

*Ahem*...did I play this right? I have about $8 left, on the turn, pot is around $40. What now?

Just spank it all in on the turn.

Infact, you would have been better off spanking it in on the flop since Player2 will be forced to call 8 more after already putting 9.65 in on that street.

-'rilla

Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla

Just spank it all in on the turn.

Infact, you would have been better off spanking it in on the flop since Player2 will be forced to call 8 more after already putting 9.65 in on that street.

-'rilla

Chicago_Kid is all-In [$7.85]
Player2 calls [$7.85].
** Dealing River ** [ 5d ]
Player2 shows [ 4d, Kd ] a flush, king high.
Chicago_Kid doesn't show [ 8s, 8h ] three of a kind, eights.
Player1 doesn't show [ 6d, Jd ] a flush, jack high.
Player2 wins $14.9 from side pot #1 with a flush, king high with king kicker.
Player2 wins $40.35 from the main pot with a flush, king high with king kicker.

Nice..a private lesson from 'rilla. So I played it ok, I guess. I agree that pushing on the flop would have been better, as P1 (fish) could have been on a Ace--he was my target on this one. I think I did leave P2 had odds to call the river (as far has he knew). Guy with K-high said on his turn bet "I just felt like gambling".

I swore a bunch, and took a break after this one...two non-nut flush draws...