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Nuts on the river: extraction time.

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  1. #1

    Default Nuts on the river: extraction time.

    Table: 11257830 (Real Money) Seat #1 is the dealer
    Seat 1 - HOLDEMDUMBIE ($1390 in chips)
    Seat 2 - JOFFSMOM ($1740 in chips)
    Seat 3 - PENQUILL ($1380 in chips)
    Seat 4 - BUNKERMASTER ($1530 in chips)
    Seat 5 - PROUDLION ($1500 in chips)
    Seat 6 - BARLAMAX ($1440 in chips)
    Seat 7 - FORTUNE500 ($1490 in chips)
    Seat 8 - AARTJUH ($1560 in chips)
    Seat 9 - BESLIC ($1470 in chips)
    JOFFSMOM - Posts small blind $10
    PENQUILL - Posts big blind $20
    *** POCKET CARDS ***
    Dealt to FORTUNE500 [7c 8c]
    BUNKERMASTER - Folds
    PROUDLION - Folds
    BARLAMAX - Calls $20
    FORTUNE500 - Calls $20
    AARTJUH - Folds
    BESLIC - Folds
    HOLDEMDUMBIE - Calls $20
    JOFFSMOM - Folds
    PENQUILL - Checks
    *** FLOP *** [6d 3c 5s]
    PENQUILL - Checks
    BARLAMAX - Checks
    FORTUNE500 - Bets $80
    HOLDEMDUMBIE - Calls $80
    PENQUILL - Folds
    BARLAMAX - Calls $80
    *** TURN *** [6d 3c 5s] [2s]
    BARLAMAX - Checks
    FORTUNE500 - Checks
    HOLDEMDUMBIE - Bets $80
    BARLAMAX - Calls $80
    FORTUNE500 - Calls $80
    *** RIVER *** [6d 3c 5s 2s] [4c]
    BARLAMAX - Bets $20
    FORTUNE500 - ???

    I have the absolute stone nuts here with a straight on the board. I probably should have let this go preflop, but it was a passive table, and flops seemed cheap to come by.

    So what's my play here... make a nice substantial raise, and hope to get called in both spots? I'm certainly not going to call and hope the button raises. Do I just plain out shove here and let a seven pay me off, or let someone think I'm "bluffing" on the board and make a call with air?

    I made a strong raise to 500 and got called in both spots... but I'm thinking I lost value by not punching it and letting a strong second best hand pay me.
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    The pot is pretty small. Make a strong raise. Pot sized or slightly more. Let them either pay off with a 7 or call hoping to split. I dont think a push gets called.
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  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by euphoricism
    The pot is pretty small. Make a strong raise. Pot sized or slightly more. Let them either pay off with a 7 or call hoping to split. I dont think a push gets called.
    shove will get called if he has a 7 as will a 2/3-PSB. very little else will call anyway given the board so go for most EV
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    Quote Originally Posted by Da GOAT
    Quote Originally Posted by euphoricism
    The pot is pretty small. Make a strong raise. Pot sized or slightly more. Let them either pay off with a 7 or call hoping to split. I dont think a push gets called.
    shove will get called if he has a 7 as will a 2/3-PSB. very little else will call anyway given the board so go for most EV
    Totally agree with this. only someone with a 7 calls a big bet, and they'll call a shove too so maximise EV and shove. Some donks will call for a split anyway adding even more expected value to this move.
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