You need to be logged in to your Sky Poker account above to post discussions and comments.
You might need to refresh your page afterwards.
Suited Connectors
this is something im a little unsure of and ill use an example i had from a game last week for how i played it and how see if someone else would recommend it.
example: (live game)
down to the last 3 or 16 runners, sitting second biggest stack on the big blind with 5,6 both diamonds in my hand. Dealer and SB both call my BB. I checked.
Flop comes
4d, 7d, 9s.
SB bets minimum bet 2000, i raise over the top all in, SB had the smaller stack, i had a straight flush draw aswell as the straight and flush draws. SB calls with J,10 ovbiously having the straight draw himself with an 8 giving him the straigh or runner Q,K for an even higher straight, this removed 3 of my outs with 8's excluding the 8 of diamonds.
I missed all my outs and my opponent missed his aswell. As a result SB doubled up with J high, and i was half stacked and went out the following hand as my 2 pair was beaten by a straight. However if i had won this hand id have gone into the HU with a small chip lead.
Just woundering if i played this correctly
Comments
Small stacks are very dangerous to play against especially short handed. Suited connectors play at there best when you get in cheap in a multiway pot and you can be paid big when they hit and get away cheap when they dont.
So basically there was mathematically nothing wrong with the way you played it, but it comes down to was the situation right for that move. With the SB calling your all-in with 2 overs and a gutshot then he was getting desperate and was looking to get his chips in the middle. All in all it can be argued eitherway, the main thing thing iswere you happy with the decision. If you were then keep playing like that because it is not bad play, If you werent then then think of alternatives to how it could have been played and choose the one you would have been most comfortable with.
Be it raise pre or fold on the flop.
Good luck on the tables
IMO you make a mistake in counting the straight flush, as this still a flush draw. In this instance it is open ended straight but dont let that thinking stick to much. The sb only has a gutshot draw, vbad.
How much did the sb have after the2000 bet, as i cant see why you would go all in on your draw. On what you've told us, i would have called the 2000 bet.
col
1) I know at this point im' behind but hoping to improve so i get the next card cheap
2) I'm also looking for a card to come that i can represent as drawing to as i have position on the SB
with no raise pre flop from the shot stack with everybody having a blind in im not giving him much credit for a hand TBH. and although im probably playing this differently i don't blame you for pushing in.
With Jack high and a draw though I think your push should have said to him that he was behind and probably needed to hit his Straight, Jack or Ten to win. I don't know why he's min betting with 7 outs that help (as he doesn't want to see a diamond). If he's getting involved here then he should just push it in IMO
If he just calls and then has to face another bet on the turn still with 6 high but worse odds to hit the straight or flush or lets the guy hit a pair and is then way behind then its The Don making the mistakes.
Erm to answer the question of how big was his stack, im sure he had 4000 left. i had 10000 and the other opponent who folded had 15000 with 8000 in the pot(all including the 2000 bet)
The second post was made because mr_mbro asked a question which i answered
PRobably not?
I have lots of debates about this type of scenario. IMO I would think I was ahead of anything on that flop as we are actually beating AA here. We are not even that far behind a set. Once a turn blanks though it is a different situation so get it in on the flop when you are pretty sure you are ahead.