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  1. Dokuro Dokuro is offline

    Canada

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    Oct 13th, 2007 (10/13/2007 5:48am)

    Full Tilt Poker Game #3840557291: Table Chandler Mews - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 5:44:15 ET - 2007/10/13
    Seat 1: xxxHotPotxxx ($2.10)
    Seat 2: maddmarg ($8.20)
    Seat 3: L73 ($6.30)
    Seat 4: BirimBola ($3.05)
    Seat 5: Burgy Love ($10.95)
    Seat 6: yoryx ($11.75)
    Seat 7: ll_RickRock_ll ($5.55)
    Seat 8: anzures79 ($2.85)
    Seat 9: uwaika ($6.75)
    BirimBola posts the small blind of $0.05
    Burgy Love posts the big blind of $0.10
    The button is in seat #3
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to yoryx [7d 7c]
    yoryx raises to $0.40
    ll_RickRock_ll calls $0.40
    anzures79 folds
    uwaika folds
    xxxHotPotxxx folds
    maddmarg folds
    L73 folds
    BirimBola folds
    Burgy Love folds
    *** FLOP *** [4h 4s 9s]
    yoryx has 15 seconds left to act
    yoryx bets $0.65
    ll_RickRock_ll calls $0.65
    *** TURN *** [4h 4s 9s] [6d]
    yoryx has 15 seconds left to act
    yoryx bets $1.50
    ll_RickRock_ll has 15 seconds left to act
    ll_RickRock_ll calls $1.50
    *** RIVER *** [4h 4s 9s 6d] [Jc]
    yoryx checks
    ll_RickRock_ll checks
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    yoryx shows [7d 7c] two pair, Sevens and Fours
    ll_RickRock_ll shows [8s 8h] two pair, Eights and Fours
    ll_RickRock_ll wins the pot ($4.75) with two pair, Eights and Fours
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $5.25 | Rake $0.50
    Board: [4h 4s 9s 6d Jc]
    Seat 1: xxxHotPotxxx didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 2: maddmarg didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 3: L73 (button) didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 4: BirimBola (small blind) folded before the Flop
    Seat 5: Burgy Love (big blind) folded before the Flop
    Seat 6: yoryx showed [7d 7c] and lost with two pair, Sevens and Fours
    Seat 7: ll_RickRock_ll showed [8s 8h] and won ($4.75) with two pair, Eights and Fours
    Seat 8: anzures79 didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 9: uwaika didn't bet (folded)

    Basically, what I'm wondering is: did I spew my chips too much there? When he called my bet on the turn, I knew I was beaten there (hence I checked). Could I have played that differently?
  2. shady1128 shady1128 is offline

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    Oct 13th, 2007 (10/13/2007 9:57am) in reply to Dokuro

    You don't really know where you are on the turn. You probably have the best hand, but you're not sure. I recommend either checking the turn and making or making a smaller bet. When you're not sure where you are practice pot control.
  3. MYBLUEDOG MYBLUEDOG is offline

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    Oct 13th, 2007 (10/13/2007 2:18pm) in reply to Dokuro

    If you don't bet 2/3 PSB what you think is the best hand on the turn, what are you going to do when you face a PSB on the river. If you always play weak on the turn (checking), and folding to a bet on the river, you will be spewing long term. Your turn bet gets you a show-down on the river, when your hand becomes marginal, more than 50% of the time.

    Your show of strength on the turn gave your opponent a chance to make a mistake vs you [7,7], because he doesn't know how strong your hand is.
  4. shady1128 shady1128 is offline

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    Oct 13th, 2007 (10/13/2007 2:38pm) in reply to MYBLUEDOG

    I didn't say you should fold the river, but the bets will be smaller on the river if you manipulate the size of the pot on the turn. By betting 2/3 of the pot on the turn effectively all you're doing is creating a bigger pot with a hand you're not sure is good. If you check, or make a smaller bet the river betting will be smaller saving you much more money if you're behind.
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