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TPTK in FTOPS, turn action?

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  1. Dray Dray is offline

    Austin, TX
    United States

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    Joined: May 07

    Nov 19th, 2007 (11/19/2007 11:32pm)

    Full Tilt Poker Game #4221670173: FTOPS Main Event (30641981), Table 23 - 120/240 Ante 25 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:43:27 ET - 2007/11/18
    Seat 1: -AKwow- (4,186)
    Seat 2: Dray (7,945)
    Seat 3: p2kelly (14,790)
    Seat 4: blur5f6 (9,481)
    Seat 5: alimoche (9,620)
    Seat 6: K7MA (11,590)
    Seat 7: me_hungy (2,528)
    Seat 8: ISRHI77 (8,709)
    Seat 9: Hooey (4,377)
    -AKwow- antes 25
    Dray antes 25
    p2kelly antes 25
    blur5f6 antes 25
    alimoche antes 25
    K7MA antes 25
    me_hungy antes 25
    ISRHI77 antes 25
    Hooey antes 25
    K7MA posts the small blind of 120
    me_hungy posts the big blind of 240
    The button is in seat #5
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Dray [As Jc]
    ISRHI77 folds
    Hooey folds
    -AKwow- folds
    Dray raises to 600
    p2kelly calls 600
    blur5f6 folds
    alimoche has 15 seconds left to act
    alimoche folds
    K7MA folds
    me_hungy folds
    *** FLOP *** [7s Js 3c]
    Dray has 15 seconds left to act
    Dray bets 1,100
    p2kelly calls 1,100
    *** TURN *** [7s Js 3c] [8h]

    What to do now?
  2. Briplay Briplay is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2007 (11/20/2007 6:57pm) in reply to Dray

    ah the joys of AJo out of position.
    there really arent any draws on the board, so its TP lower kicker(QJ, KJ), 33, 77 or overpair for him. maybe a smaller pair that is holding out hope
    It possible he just called with AQ (less likely for AK); but calling that flop bet doesnt fit these hands. I'd put chance of 2pr very low cause board is not connected

    ok so you are eith (1) way ahead or (2) crushed. Also the hands that you crush probably wont call a ton of bets, and probably wont bet huge either

    So i conclude here i want to play a small pot here.

    So to me the choices are a (1) blocking bet (2) check. I'd probably go with a blocking bet and see what he does (1/3 pot?). from my thinking above im folding to a raise, and checking river to a call. This lets him value bet or bluff river (depending on if he has you or not), and either way keeps pot small

    I'm interested in others opinions about this line vs check turn call bet/ call river

    thanks for the post

    brian
  3. bigfatgolie bigfatgolie is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2007 (11/20/2007 7:42pm) in reply to Dray

    yes, a blocking bet (but i'd bet a bit more than 1/3 pot, but still below 1/2 pot) folding to raise and going for a river call would probably be my line of play.

    i can't really put the guy on something else than a jack and a kicker K, Q or T. maybe maybe a hand like 9Ts.
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