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guy puts a bb on me then runs

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  1. Lasor Lasor is offline

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    Jul 1st, 2008 (7/1/2008 7:59pm)

    did I play it wrong

    pokerstars Game #18517553568: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2008/07/01 - 19:36:56 (ET)
    Table 'Selinur IV' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
    Seat 1: Kentopolis ($6.01 in chips)
    Seat 2: big-gary1979 ($12.69 in chips)
    Seat 4: ReaPsTA ($10.04 in chips)
    Seat 5: stoph8n42 ($2.76 in chips)
    Seat 6: lasor ($28.46 in chips)
    Seat 7: lam_mtl ($6.34 in chips)
    Seat 8: obx863 ($5.90 in chips)
    lam_mtl: posts small blind $0.02
    obx863: posts big blind $0.05
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to lasor [7h 7d]
    Kentopolis: folds
    big-gary1979: folds
    ReaPsTA: folds
    stoph8n42: folds
    lasor: raises $0.10 to $0.15
    lam_mtl: folds
    obx863: calls $0.10
    *** FLOP *** [8h 7s 6d]
    obx863: bets $0.25
    lasor: raises $2.50 to $2.75
    obx863: calls $2.50
    *** TURN *** [8h 7s 6d] [Js]
    obx863: checks
    lasor: bets $4.20
    obx863: calls $3 and is all-in
    Uncalled bet ($1.20) returned to lasor
    *** RIVER *** [8h 7s 6d Js] [Th]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    obx863: shows [9d 9c] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
    lasor: shows [7h 7d] (three of a kind, Sevens)
    obx863 collected $11.27 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $11.82 | Rake $0.55
    Board [8h 7s 6d Js Th]
    Seat 1: Kentopolis folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: big-gary1979 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: ReaPsTA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: stoph8n42 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: lasor (button) showed [7h 7d] and lost with three of a kind, Sevens
    Seat 7: lam_mtl (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: obx863 (big blind) showed [9d 9c] and won ($11.27) with a straight, Seven to Jack
  2. almightyjean almightyjean is offline

    York, PA
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    Jul 1st, 2008 (7/1/2008 8:27pm) in reply to Lasor

    Your flop bet was way too big, IMO. You put in so much that you would normally assume the other guy would everything but a straight or another set. In this case, you want to bet enough that a hand like 89 doesn't get a cheap turn card, but betting like 5x the pot is to much.

    That said, he did call your overbet, which is what you wanted, so I guess it worked out. Other than that, the turn bet wasn't terrible. I might have played this more cautiously, because with him flat calling you pre-flop, you should have definitely been considering the possibility that you were playing against a straight.

    The other guy's call wasn't actually completely unthinkable, because he had an overpair and an open-ended draw. He must have thought there was a possibility you were bluffing AK (probably a possibility in a .02-.05 room) or something like that, or maybe just had top pair and a draw. This means that he had a chance of being ahead, 2 outs to his set, and 8 outs to the straight, so he was only about a 2-1 dog to catch you.
  3. angryc0w angryc0w is offline

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    Jul 2nd, 2008 (7/2/2008 2:23am) in reply to Lasor

    Your re-raise on the flop was too big, committing too much $ at that point. The fact that he actually called it should send off some alarm bells. He could easily have already have a made straight. Unless he is a complete donk, he definitely wasn't getting the odds to draw. Given your line I would have probably checked behind on the turn for some pot control assuming he made already have a made hand. The river is just unfortunate. Try a smaller reraise on the flop.
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