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I was playing in a $2/$4 Limit game on Party Poker. Obviously the end result was great, but I'm not sure if I played this correctly.
I was in early position and felt that if I raised, I could knock out a lot of the players behind me which seemed to work. I was re-raised, and simply called. I put the guy on anything from AT to AK or better.
I ended up with a flush, straight, and straight flush draw after the flop.
Obviously my flush draw would be pretty weak, and I was worried that the MP player would get a higher flush, but I decided to bet my hand to make him pay for the draw if that's what he was on. Since he was just calling I put him on a single :spade: to complete his flush (possibly A high) and not a higher pair.
The fourth flush card finally came on the river, but of course it completed my straight flush, and he had no flush draw anyhow.
After the hand I regretted my pre-flop raise.
Normally I will call with pocket pairs in Limit hoping to hit a set, but I decided to raise here.
Any thoughts? How do you play a small pocket pair in early position pre-flop?
***** Hand History for Game 993764186 *****
$2/$4 Hold'em - Monday, September 27, 09:29:04 EDT 2004
Table Table 11430 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 10: law2354 ( $101.5 )
Seat 4: djw666 ( $92.75 )
Seat 6: Fohnee ( $101 )
Seat 7: caulfield04 ( $99.5 )
Seat 1: murticon ( $91 )
Seat 9: smarty04 ( $72 )
Seat 3: gogators ( $186.75 )
Seat 2: Sandmaster5 ( $62.5 )
Seat 8: kenneta ( $73.5 )
Seat 5: bigwb ( $111.5 )
Sandmaster5 posts small blind [$1].
gogators posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to djw666 [ 6 :spade: 6
]
djw666 raises [$4].
bigwb folds.
Fohnee folds.
kenneta folds.
smarty04 raises [$6].
law2354 folds.
murticon folds.
Sandmaster5 folds.
gogators folds.
djw666 calls [$2].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4 :spade: , 3 :spade: , 7 :spade: ]
djw666 bets [$2].
smarty04 calls [$2].
** Dealing Turn ** [ J ]
djw666 bets [$4].
smarty04 calls [$4].
** Dealing River ** [ 5 :spade: ]
djw666 bets [$4].
smarty04 calls [$4].
djw666 shows [ 6 :spade: , 6 ] a straight flush, seven high.
smarty04 doesn't show [ 3 :club: , A :club: ] a pair of threes.
djw666 wins $33.50 from the main pot with a straight flush, seven high.
I was in early position and felt that if I raised, I could knock out a lot of the players behind me which seemed to work. I was re-raised, and simply called. I put the guy on anything from AT to AK or better.
I ended up with a flush, straight, and straight flush draw after the flop.
Obviously my flush draw would be pretty weak, and I was worried that the MP player would get a higher flush, but I decided to bet my hand to make him pay for the draw if that's what he was on. Since he was just calling I put him on a single :spade: to complete his flush (possibly A high) and not a higher pair.
The fourth flush card finally came on the river, but of course it completed my straight flush, and he had no flush draw anyhow.
After the hand I regretted my pre-flop raise.
Normally I will call with pocket pairs in Limit hoping to hit a set, but I decided to raise here.Any thoughts? How do you play a small pocket pair in early position pre-flop?
***** Hand History for Game 993764186 *****
$2/$4 Hold'em - Monday, September 27, 09:29:04 EDT 2004
Table Table 11430 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 10: law2354 ( $101.5 )
Seat 4: djw666 ( $92.75 )
Seat 6: Fohnee ( $101 )
Seat 7: caulfield04 ( $99.5 )
Seat 1: murticon ( $91 )
Seat 9: smarty04 ( $72 )
Seat 3: gogators ( $186.75 )
Seat 2: Sandmaster5 ( $62.5 )
Seat 8: kenneta ( $73.5 )
Seat 5: bigwb ( $111.5 )
Sandmaster5 posts small blind [$1].
gogators posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to djw666 [ 6 :spade: 6
]djw666 raises [$4].
bigwb folds.
Fohnee folds.
kenneta folds.
smarty04 raises [$6].
law2354 folds.
murticon folds.
Sandmaster5 folds.
gogators folds.
djw666 calls [$2].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4 :spade: , 3 :spade: , 7 :spade: ]
djw666 bets [$2].
smarty04 calls [$2].
** Dealing Turn ** [ J
]djw666 bets [$4].
smarty04 calls [$4].
** Dealing River ** [ 5 :spade: ]
djw666 bets [$4].
smarty04 calls [$4].
djw666 shows [ 6 :spade: , 6
] a straight flush, seven high.smarty04 doesn't show [ 3 :club: , A :club: ] a pair of threes.
djw666 wins $33.50 from the main pot with a straight flush, seven high.
Comments
What I hope for with 66 is to limp in, then have someone in late position raise behind me... that way you're likely to have more people in the pot for 2 bets.
btw - I hate the way your opponent played his hand... Re-raised with a little suited ace behind an EP raiser? And then what did he think he was drawing to on the flop? A third 3? Very sloppy. But that's what makes poker great - players like that.
hork.
Yeah good points. I normally don't like being raised when I limp in, but I see your point here, the potential for cash dollah$ after flopping a set is nice. I like your point about being able to let them go to. Thanks!
Yeah, that's why you value you bet in limit.. hehe I thought for sure he had a high spade... :rolleyes:
Yes, I generally want to see the flop for only one bet with the little pairs.
No, I generally want to see the flop for only one bet with the little pairs.
Agreed. I'd like to welcome this guy to my Buddy List. :cool:
ScottyZ
in early position i'd usually be limping in w/ 9's or lower usually myself (esp. UTG), instead of it being heads up, theres a great possibility you could of gotten 3-6 more bets in pf. had you just limped in, the 3 ppl that acted after you might of limped in and then called the other players raise (b/c w/ most 2-4 players, if its worth 2, its worth 4)
and the other player 3-betting w/ Ac3c......easy......you know why? 2 words............SUITED BABY! (had to do it, sorry)
LOL SOOOOOOOTED! :eek: