Standard?

[johnny_fish]

Villain unknown. Comments on every street appreciated.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $61.70
UTG+1: $92.93
CO: $245.46
Hero: $130.80
SB: $106.34
BB: $99

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is Button with 7 8
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, CO calls, Hero calls, SB calls, BB checks.

Flop: 6 5 2 ($5, 5 players)
SB checks, BB bets $3, UTG calls, CO folds, Hero calls, SB calls.

Turn: 7 ($17, 4 players)
SB checks, BB bets $10, UTG folds, Hero calls, SB folds.

River: Q ($37, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $23, BB folds.
Uncalled bets: $23 returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: $37

What would you change if you knew Villain was 13/4 and passive (small sample)?

[CavemanWins]

Preflop: I believe many people will raise a suited connector on the button with no raises before them. Sometimes I do, but not all the time.


Flop: Call is fine. With one caller in front of you, the pot is already building for when/if you hit your str8. Bonus for SB calling. Perfect spot to call in this multiway pot with your hand in my book.

Turn: Either Re-Raise or fold. Its funny I just wrote a post asking about the benefits of calling. I don't think this is one of those times where calling benefits you. Raise to make him define his hand.

River: I'm not sure about this one, since I would have raised the turn. I think I would have bet 1/3 the pot; but that is just by feel. I can't back up the descision statisticaly.

13/4? That seems way to tight for short handed. Many people raise with what he enters a pot with. Not much faith in this number, especialy since it is small sample. But oif it were reliable, I would say it forces a bet earlier in the hand, say the turn.

[dsaxton]

How likely to you think it is that your pair of 7's is good on the river?

[bluey]

I wouldnt bet the river.

[gabe]

i bet more on river

[alias2211]

raise PF

raise flop

evaluate turn, but probably raise again

[dsaxton]

raise PF

I see nothing wrong with limping here. I think it's better than raising after multiple limpers, actually.

[Renton]

i play this the same

its extremely standard against just about any villain IMO.

[jackvance]

i bet more on river

care to explain the reasoning?..

[Robert]

Dont you have showdown value with this hand? I mean, wont checking behind and winning the hand with a pair of 7s be more EV than trying to bluff out opponents better hands?

Also make the river bet more like $30, its only 7 more than your bet and much more likely to get your opponent to fold. $23 is easily called by many opps after a checkcallfest