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Check or bet?

FILIPSEBOFILIPSEBO
edited July 2010 in The Poker Clinic
This hand is from tonights £4K B/H. I'd played nothing but solid poker throughout and had a fairly tight image. We were fairly close to the bubble and i felt my blinds were being targeted increasingly frequently. I think the eventual outcome was just bad luck but should i have bet instead of checking the flop? I think if i bet here i win the pot there and then. When i checked i was actually hoping for an all in as i thought at worst i'd be up against an over pair to the board. Hindisght's a wonderful thing but i cant help wondering whether a bet would have been the smart move. Should the approaching bubble have influenced me?

FILIPSEBO Small blind   500.00 500.00 12360.00
pokerevo Big blind   1000.00 1500.00 17985.00
  Your hole cards
  • 4
  • 4
     
Dobzy_178 Raise   2000.00 3500.00 11315.00
bear69 Fold        
Maza31 Fold        
MRBURNS4 Fold        
FILIPSEBO Call   1500.00 5000.00 10860.00
pokerevo Fold        
Flop
   
  • 2
  • 4
  • 8
     
FILIPSEBO Check        
Dobzy_178 All-in   11315.00 16315.00 0.00
FILIPSEBO All-in   10860.00 27175.00 0.00
Dobzy_178 Unmatched bet   455.00 26720.00 455.00
FILIPSEBO Show
  • 4
  • 4
     
Dobzy_178 Show
  • A
  • 5
     
Turn
   
  • 7
     
River
   
  • 6
     
Dobzy_178 Win Straight to the 8 26720.00   27175.00
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  • harvey23harvey23
    edited July 2010
    i dont play donkments, but i would of liked a raise here pre since it got folded too you.

    as played i think a chcek on this flop is cool, its rainbow, no immdieate s8 draws, hard for BB to hit the board either. So i like a check hoping BB takes a stab.
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  • TopTopGunTopTopGun
    edited July 2010
    12 BB all in pre flop or fold depending on how close you where to the bubble if you can make money and still have enough chips to maneuver with then i would maybe lean towards folding.
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  • FILIPSEBOFILIPSEBO
    edited July 2010
    In Response to Re: Check or bet?:
    12 BB all in pre flop or fold depending on how close you where to the bubble if you can make money and still have enough chips to maneuver with then i would maybe lean towards folding.
    Posted by TopTopGun
    I think i was around 34th of 69 with 50 places being paid. I see the point in going all in, i very nearly folded but my blinds being specifically targeted and scarcity of playable hands pushed me towards playing it. I think i'm just over analysing it as a result of losing the way i did tbh.
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  • TopTopGunTopTopGun
    edited July 2010
    All in then and if you get call hope they dont have overpair. 12 BB wont get you in the money youll end up getting blinded away you have to stand up will such a small stack and a pocket pair is good enough. If everyone folds 3500 is a 1/4 of your stack.
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  • CLIOKIDCLIOKID
    edited July 2010
    In Response to Re: Check or bet?:
    i dont play donkments, but i would of liked a raise here pre since it got folded too you. as played i think a chcek on this flop is cool, its rainbow, no immdieate s8 draws, hard for BB to hit the board either. So i like a check hoping BB takes a stab.
    Posted by harvey23
    It wasn't folded to him.

    It was min raised before from early position.
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