Hold'em or Fold'em

I had been at this table for less than ten minutes so no strong reads on the villain. He seems like a decent player and has been aggressive pre-flop over the last dozen hands or so, and has just put a shortstack all-in pre-flop with kings last hand. What should I do here?


***** Hand History for Game 2908788650 *****
$1000 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, October 21, 08:24:52 EDT 2005
Table Table 64880 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: DSnyder9521 ( $1371.80 )
Seat 2: dasb1071 ( $1108 )
Seat 4: bigbrsos ( $0 )
Seat 5: PO$$E$$ED ( $995 )
Seat 6: rsaad37 ( $261 )
rsaad37 posts small blind [$5].
DSnyder9521 posts big blind [$10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to PO$$E$$ED [ 5c 5d ]
dasb1071 folds.
bigbrsos has left the table.
PO$$E$$ED raises [$33].
rsaad37 folds.
DSnyder9521 calls [$23].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8h, Qd, Jc ]
DSnyder9521 checks.
PO$$E$$ED checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5h ]
DSnyder9521 checks.
PO$$E$$ED bets [$50].
DSnyder9521 calls [$50].
** Dealing River ** [ Td ]
DSnyder9521 bets [$75].
PO$$E$$ED ?

I call. If he has the str8...well...nh. I think he bets here with a lot worse hands (JT comes to mind as does QT ). And the T is obviously a scare card for you. With that pot it's gotta be +ev to call. It almost looks like a blocking bet...but I'm too much of a wimp to raise with that board.

... Are you asking whether to call or raise? Obviously you don't fold ... There's over $250 in the pot and its $75 to call and you have a set.

Easy easy call. If you're beat, oh well, next hand.

I would rarely fold in this situation as well. In fact I raised. Results coming soon.

Just call, raising is only gonna get you called by the 9.

Originally Posted by Bmxicle

Just call, raising is only gonna get you called by the 9.

Or reraised again and then you definately have to lay it down. I just call here.

I'm not sure how this is even a difficult decision. Easy call.

** Dealing River ** [ Td ]
DSnyder9521 bets [$75].
igetgreens raises [$150].
DSnyder9521 calls [$75].
igetgreens shows [ 5c, 5d ] three of a kind, fives.
DSnyder9521 shows [ 9c, 9d ] a straight, eight to queen.
DSnyder9521 wins $469 from the main pot with a straight, eight to queen.

I min-raised, villain just calls fearing AK and takes the pot down. I played the turn and river poorly. I should've raised more on the turn, and should not have min-raised on the river because only J-10 and Q-10 are paying me off.
I think a case for a bigger raise on the river can be made, repping AK. Given the tight play I had been seeing from him, it was unlikely that he would have lead out for half the pot without the nine. I'm fairly certain he would've folded to a bigger raise.

Originally Posted by Bmxicle

Just call, raising is only gonna get you called by the 9.

Yea I have no idea why you raised. This seems like a standard call.