Big draw hits on turn, how's my line?

[Fnord]

Gamb00lPoker&SportBook.com 100NL 8 handed.

Kinda tightish passive table loosening up a bit. I really haven't been out of line much. Last hand I played I button raised a loose/weak limper and a $60 stack pushed out of the BB. He's since busted.

UTG limps, UTG+1 follows, UTG+2 folds, I call with Q J from HJ, CO poster checks, BN calls, SB completes, BB checks.

7 to the flop, $7 in the pot.
8 5 J

Checked to me, I bet $7, CO folds, Button raises to $14, all fold to me and I call.

I started with $101, button has $141. He's been off the radar, so probably tight/passive but really don't have much of a read.

Heads-up to the turn $35 in the pot.
3

I bet $20...

[IowaSkinsFan]

Personally I would check repping a weak top pair that didn't hit a flush draw.
But now that I think about it more I like your move better. It's a confusing bet because you just called his min raise but you bet the turn. You're repping a strong hand but if he has a really strong hand such as a set or top 2, I think he'll push all in, that's why i like the move.

preflop and flop are all good.

[Lukie]

$30

[Fnord]

$30

I like when people call and re-raise a wide range...

[johnny_fish]

I can't put him on a range with that flop.. A minraise from a tight-passive opponent, 55/88? A reraise for info with JT, KJ, AJ?

[Telepath]

Not sure. I would also probably have checked the turn. Like it did play out it looks awfully lot like you bet a draw and hit it.

T.

[Pelion]

Personally I would check repping a weak top pair that didn't hit a flush draw.
But now that I think about it more I like your move better. It's a confusing bet because you just called his min raise but you bet the turn. You're repping a strong hand but if he has a really strong hand such as a set or top 2, I think he'll push all in, that's why i like the move.

preflop and flop are all good.

I wrote a post that said pretty much excactly the same as this but then i didnt post it... ill agree with you though

[aislephive]

I'd bet out because it's tough for him to put you on a flush here, and he might put you on a draw and come over the top. The min-raise looks like he has a a set. I would bet out though so we can price him into giving the rest of his chips away by the river.

[Telepath]

When I think about it I do like the bet... You are headsup for the pot, and like ais said, betting will price him into the pot.

Incidentally, did it work?

[Lukie]

$30

I like when people call and re-raise a wide range...

When do you plan on getting it all-in? I don't think a wide range of hands raises here, even with a $20 bet. What is your image like? In any case, a limp to min-raise on the flop is pretty scary.

Do you really want to give Ax, Kx, or a limped PP nearly 3:1 here to see a river? Are you betting $20 here when you don't hold 2 hearts?

There are 19 cards that you don't want to see on the river.

What's your plan if a 3, 5, 8, J, or heart hits? Check-call?

[Fnord]

Weak players will check non-flush hands behind here a lot and I don't think anything less than 2pr/set calls pot here.

Are you betting $20 here when you don't hold 2 hearts?

Sometimes.

[Lukie]

Do you really want to give Ax, Kx, or a limped PP nearly 3:1 here to see a river?

What's your plan if a 3, 5, 8, J, or heart hits?

I'm just curious to see how you'd play this. I don't like to mess around with a very strong, but vulnerable hand OOP.

In favor of a $20ish bet, you would still be forcing them to make a mistake if they called. I suppose a big part of this comes down to your image and the amount of respect you have for your opponent. Against even a slightly fishy opponent, in your own words, I'm dropping the hammer here. Perhaps it would be smarter to try to push a smaller edge against a solid opponent.

[Fnord]

What's your plan if a 3, 5, 8, J, or heart hits?

Check and think about calling.

Against even a slightly fishy opponent, in your own words, I'm dropping the hammer here. Perhaps it would be smarter to try to push a smaller edge against a solid opponent.

Doesn't seem the type to make horrible calls. I generally pick up on them pretty quick.