Value Towned

I live all by myself in Value Town. Is there any way to avoid this lonely existence?


nb: I would have called more. All sorts of drawy hands scared me... didn't expect this, who does though?


Submitted by : Sicks Macks

Full Tilt Poker Game #7717861281: Table Disk (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:09:57 ET - 2008/08/19
Seat 1: King_Chrisss ($15)
Seat 2: imboss1 ($25)
Seat 3: Hero ($24.15)
Seat 4: mikeypoker007 ($30.90)
Seat 5: chiefs82 ($10)
Seat 6: JamesPong ($48.70)
mikeypoker007 posts the small blind of $0.10
chiefs82 has 5 seconds left to act
chiefs82 is sitting out
chiefs82 has timed out
JamesPong posts the big blind of $0.25
5 seconds left to act
imboss1 is sitting out
Time has expired
chiefs82 has returned
The button is in seat #3

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
King_Chrisss has 15 seconds left to act
King_Chrisss is sitting out
King_Chrisss has timed out
King_Chrisss folds
King_Chrisss has returned
Hero raises to $0.85
mikeypoker007 folds
JamesPong calls $0.60

Flop (Pot : $1.80)

   
JamesPong checks
Hero bets $1.50
JamesPong calls $1.50

Turn (Pot : $4.80)

   
imboss1 has returned
JamesPong bets $3
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero calls $3

River (Pot : $10.80)

   
JamesPong bets $6
Hero calls $6

Showdown
JamesPong shows three of a kind, Threes
Hero mucks
JamesPong wins the pot ($21.70) with three of a kind, Threes

Summary
Total pot $22.80 | Rake $1.10
Board:  
Seat 1: King_Chrisss didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: imboss1 is sitting out
Seat 3: Hero (button) mucked - two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 4: mikeypoker007 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: chiefs82 is sitting out
Seat 6: JamesPong (big blind) showed and won ($21.70) with three of a kind, Threes

Looks fine to me.

I probably time bank a bit really pondering a raise, but usually I think I just call here on the river.

standard yo

raise turn, no?

I forgot to mention the most important part: villain was incredibly passive. Folded to cbets in the 4 hands we had played previous. PT isn't giving me anything for him but he had an AF near 0 for 70+ hands. I had never seen him lead out without the goods. Should have included that in the first post.

Well disclaimer, I'm a novice poker player, but in that situation i'm not sure if there's a lot you can do.

If you know the he tends to be a tight player then perhaps you could find a fold but just seems like a bad draw for you.

I mean a player like him wouldn't call you pre-flop and then on that flop with anything worse than A/Jsuited (not like he could have 10/J) or better or a pocket pair so it's safe to say he either has A/J as well or he has drawn a set. I'm just going to suggest that you could've tried making a larger bet on the flop (at the risk of scaring him off) and then if he makes a bet on the turn like he does (depends on amount) then you can think about letting the hand go. The only real reason he would call the flop bet and then bet on the turn is if he has J/A himself, he has pocket KK or QQ and doesn't want to risk being pushed off by letting you act first or if he has a set.

That's just my analysis on the hand. Although in a hand I would most likely not have the restraint to fold that hand very often.

I think you should be going broke on this hand on the turn except the majority of players. River is fine.

hes a huge retard, shoulda stacked you

nvm..just read

yea he should have stacked you

You got away cheap, nothing you can do about this, 1000% std

iuno what you really wanted to find though..

I mean....he donks with an fd + ace out.....you fold?
2/3 pot on a questionable river with top 2?

s'koo, man.

On August 19 2008 18:03 TalentedTom wrote: hes a huge retard, shoulda stacked you