Daily Hand Quiz

It’s hard to tell where you’re at in this hand. The preflop and flop action strongly suggest that your opponent was on some sort of smaller pocket pair; the turn action doesn’t really support that unless your opponent hit a set.

The turn bet suggests some sort of ace that had a draw on the flop and is now betting for value.

I think it’s pretty unlikely that you’re getting bluffed on this river if you check, so I like leading and folding to a raise. If you lead, weaker aces will probably pay you off, and stronger hands will raise or call you. If you check, weaker aces will likely check behind and strong hands will bet – and you’ll probably feel compelled to call because of how weakly you’ve played the hand.

What actually happened: You checked and the CO bet 5800. You tanked and called, and the CO showed AKo.

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He has air. Lead and call his bluff-raise

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I just don’t get the turn play… on the flop villains range is mostly (at least in my opinion – would be happy if you can correct me end point out why I am off) two unpaired over with heavy weight towards hand with an ace.

The J misses all except JT and AJ, so I like the check but just don’t get whi hero has not cr here.

In the poll assumed that I recognized that I should have play the turn differently(check call) because the 2h is one of the cards I really hate to see for this board.

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In low buy in tournaments, people often bluff every street through the river if you show weakness. Im putting villain on high unpaired cards. I think a pair is likely to raise the flop and a set doesnt snap call, they think for a moment about how to extract the most value from this hand. So, the snap call on the flop says to me “we both missed, I dont buy that you hit that, lets see the turn”. Then you check and villain sees an opportunity to steal the pot. (or he hit the J and we’re way ahead). I voted check call because I think he’ll definitely bluff again if he missed in an attempt to take down a hand he’s now invested in….I also like the check call in case Im wrong and Im beat. Id hate to lead/fold and never know where I was at in the hand. Pot control, its a nice pot already and Id be happy to check it down if hes got air….I doubt hed call anyway in that case. The only way check/call loses you value is if he’s got k/j or q/j. I think the pro’s outweigh the cons on a C/C though.

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he has air. check and call his bluff-bet.

draws tend to be played more aggressively from position especially when they have reason to believe you missed the flop, i’d expect a checkraise here (basically that could only be a pair of fives, deuces or sevens, they are good right now but have also to be afraid to be outdrawn with the next card). betting with air and checking when you actually hit is not unusual but i wouldn’t do it every time. here it was a rainbow board and very likely you hold the best hand here when the Jack shows up. would he have QQ+ he doesnt snap the flop but reraise for legitimate reasons, if he though checks he might even give a free card for the river as well to induce a bluff/bet from your side. a set on the flop usually checks and bets the river as well, so we cant be sure, but since it is rather unlikely he calls preflop with a ragpair here i’ll go with my guts and feel i have the best hand. that said i think i should give him a chance to bluff the rivercard (although he should know i wont fold considering the board), if i bet out he has only two reasonable options, either he shoves allin (which could work here btw, making hero calls with TPTK is not everyones business) or he folds which is more likely in my view.imho.

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ok i could have spared my time
_cityborn_ is right on the money here i think.

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I don’t like the Turn check-call. After he made that weak bet on the turn I am raising him right there.

But because we have decided to collect bullets we now have to check-call the river as well. Don’t bother setting this play up if you aren’t going to go through with it.

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In agreement with OPI, check-calling the turn was weak. There’s no reason to check the turn unless you plan on raising a bet. After your flop bet, I put villain on middle pair, like 77-99. His weak bet on the turn sort of confirms that; it’s a feeler bet, designed to get more info at a cheap price. You should give him that info; raise him big.

Since you didn’t, there’s no reason to bet the river. That tells him you made an unlikely straight, and he might not call you. Check it, and either call or raise when he bets.

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I picked lead-fold — nobody else thought a 5 was possible with his hand? I mean, you can easily snap-call with OESD as well as make a weak bet on the turn to “protect” it..

I’ve said it before, maybe I’m paranoid b/c I play too much omaha — but I really feel like if he’s raising on this river it’s with the 5, not two overs. Lead-fold.

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To Sunshine, the only 5 that really makes sense here is 55. A5 might call a preflop raise, but it’s doubted, because all the hands we’ve shown down have been strong. Yes, it could be 55, but that possibility in my mind isn’t strong enough to cause me to fold to a raise.

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The way this guy played the hand up to the river leaves you clueless to where you’re at in the hand. To answer the original question, If the guy had an overpair he would probably raise your flop bet. The chance he called a raise with a 5 in his hand this late in the tourney would be rare, maybe 55, but I doubt it. Probably has trips unless he is real loose or maybe 77-99. Also, if you put him on a draw why would you check the turn and give a free card. Once the jack hits if your committed either shove and protect or fold. Check calling him down is most likely gonna end with all your chips in the pot anyways. I woulda bet the flop maybe 1/2 the time and definately bet the turn and see what he does. http://Donkeyherder.livejournal.com

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Hed call in position with a 56. he either has A6 56 or 67. Raise he’ll pay you off with the six. if he reraises you got to muck it.

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he could have an 5. A5 or 56 cuz hes in position. hed probably reraise with A5 on the flop so hes got either the A6 67 ir 56. raise half the pot. we’ll call with his six. If he reraises you gotta muck it.

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