Set of 5's....lots of action, your play?

No reads. Table has been pretty loose and crazy the past few orbits. I'm scared of a flopped straight or a higher set, but I went ahead and ran with it.


***** Hand History for Game 3408581930 *****
$100 NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, January 21, 03:02:56 EDT 2006
Table Table 65009 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: cougar9000 ( $107.55 )
Seat 3: lt78poker ( $118.70 )
Seat 5: JaagerMan ( $36.55 )
Seat 6: vltava ( $132.80 )
Seat 8: UltimateGW ( $112.10 )
Seat 9: PhatPow ( $99.90 )
Seat 10: Kromag ( $206.95 )
Seat 7: soccergranny ( $104.80 )
Seat 2: dbvegas ( $93 )
Seat 4: blkwidow123 ( $60.95 )
blkwidow123 posts small blind [$0.50].
JaagerMan posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to UltimateGW [ 5s 5h ]
vltava folds.
soccergranny calls [$1].
UltimateGW calls [$1].
PhatPow folds.
Kromag calls [$1].
cougar9000 folds.
dbvegas folds.
lt78poker calls [$1].
blkwidow123 calls [$0.50].
JaagerMan checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, 9s, 5c ]
blkwidow123 checks.
JaagerMan bets [$1].
soccergranny calls [$1].
UltimateGW raises [$9].
Kromag raises [$20].
lt78poker calls [$20].
blkwidow123 folds.
JaagerMan folds.
soccergranny folds.
UltimateGW is all-In [$102.10]


How'd I do?

What is the best play in a situation like this? I ended up getting my money all-in....but is it better to call a reraise in this situation looking to flop a boat if somebody has 67 here? Or is jamming the pot and hoping for the best the way to play this?

Fuck it, I push and pray. Yeah, it's a scary board but I'd be inclined to think I was ahead. If you're beat, then you're beat. I wouldn't give anyone a cheap chance to catch up if you're ahead though. I wouldn't be worried so much about the cold caller as I would the person that 3-bet, but if the play has been fast and loose lately he may have two pair, a pair and a flush draw, a straight draw, A9, etc. Tough situtation to be in, but I make the same play without any reads.

Originally Posted by DaNutsInYoEye

Fuck it, I push and pray. Yeah, it's a scary board but I'd be inclined to think I was ahead. If you're beat, then you're beat. I wouldn't give anyone a cheap chance to catch up if you're ahead though. I wouldn't be worried so much about the cold caller as I would the person that 3-bet, but if the play has been fast and loose lately he may have two pair, a pair and a flush draw, a straight draw, A9, etc. Tough situtation to be in, but I make the same play without any reads.

Word. Figured that this was pretty much standard, just wanted to get a line check.

Results: Kromag shoved in his entire stack on top of mine (he had me covered)...and then the other guy called his push as well.

Kromag had 6 7
Other Dude had A 3

Turn is a Qh, River 2d. Kromag whips both of us with a flopped straight.

Results aside, I'm happy with how I played this.

As sick as it is, if the action was raise, push after your big raise, then I would fold in the PS100NL full game.

It's not a very good game compared to the Bodog game we were tearing up. Move to 6 max and your bankroll will thank you.

Yes, if somebody would have pushed after my big raise.....I'm gone, just like that.

Since it was basically a min-raise I decided to punch it...This time I was wrong (and didn't boat up). No biggie.

Fnord, check your PMs.

lol @ A3c