Question of the Day - 01/09/08

[Ondie J]

Keep 'em comming muzz. Interesting reading with very little effort on my part.

[muzzington]

Game: No-Limit Hold'em
Position: Cut-Off
Your hand:
Type of Game: Tight-aggressive, online
Blinds: $1/$2

Question:

Effective stacks are once again $200. It is folded around to you in the cut-off. You raise to $7 and the button and small blind fold. The big blind, who is a tight-aggressive regular whom you’ve never seen get out of line, makes the call. The flop comes . The big blind checks to you and you bet $11. He calls and the turn comes . He checks and you exercise pot control and check through. The river comes and he overbets the pot $45. What should you do? Raise, call or fold?

[Scotty]

I call. I'd be inclined to think he is betting like this largely based on me checking behind him on the turn, and, given he has built a tight image, is using that to his advantage. Raising won't win me any more money, as weaker hands fold, and a stronger hand will punish my re-raise.

[Chelsea4thewin]

I'd be calling, not raising.

i also think i would call here, any raise and your opponent is going to fold unless he has the set or two pair then he will re-raise u again and u will be in a lot of trouble

this is for the first question btw

[AceLosesKing]

I'd probably call, but I would be inclined to fold. Like Scott said, raising is pointless.

Hmm... yeah I'd call.

[Chelsea4thewin]

i would call this example also, u have top pair with top kicker, raising will prob win u the pot if he doesnt hit but could get u in a lot of trouble if he actually has the nuts

lol didnt read scott's reply to this one, great minds think alike

[Brett Kay]

Without looking through the calculators, i am thinking fold here. But call still might be an option if i was to work it through.

A 10, on a 10 7 7, 2, 9 Board.

"Type of Game: Tight-aggressive, online "

So naturally he has called the raise of 7, check called the flop, then he has checked the turn to you. then Over bet river, obviously think his hand is bet. Making you take stock thinking your top pair top kicker is good against his.

Calling the 7 preflop, Puts his range AA-88, AK-AJ, Maybe a few wild card hands such as you suited connectors 78,89,910,10j.

Hands that are betting you, any 7, 4 over pairs (AA,KK,QQ,JJ). Plus the straight possibilites. Not to mention trips (2's, 9's) for the full house.

Lot of hands. And if he hasn't stepped out of line before, definitely makes you think he is very rockish.

If he has made a play, good on him.

[AceLosesKing]

i would call this example also, u have top pair with top kicker, raising will prob win u the pot if he doesnt hit but could get u in a lot of trouble if he actually has the nuts

lol didnt read scott's reply to this one, great minds think alike

Raising gets you nowhere. He has a 7? He raises.

[muzzington]

Answer:

Fold. While you have top pair, top kicker, your hand does not stack up well against your opponent’s range. This player has no history of getting out of line. His river bet screams strength - he may be attempting to make it look like a bluff by overbetting the pot, but he definitely wants a call. He most likely has trip sevens and is trying to make up for the turn check by getting a bigger bet in on the river.

Raise (9%) Call (36%) Fold (54%)

[bennymacca]

Scene

Blinds: $1/$2

Everyone has $200 in this scenario.

In the fourth installment of our series on c-bets, you’re playing in a tight-aggressive six-max game online. Under the gun limps and you raise on the button to $9 with . The small blind folds, the big blind calls and the limper calls. The flop comes . Both of your opponents check. What should you do?

this one is interesting. you have two overcards, a gutshot, and a flush draw - all of which will most likely produce the winning hand. i would bet out again, because this might lead your opponents into thinking that you have top pair 10 and you are not wanting flush chasers.

then if a spade lands, you will get paid off in a very big way.

in a cash game, i might be more inclined to check it - tournament, bet it.