Quiz #18

[Matt]

You are in the small blind with K:clubs:J:clubs:. Everyone folds to the button, who raises. You three-bet, the big blind folds, and the button calls. The flop comes Q:clubs: 3:hearts: 7:clubs:, giving you an overcard and a flush draw. You bet and the button calls. The turn is 10:hearts:, giving you an open-ended straight draw in addition to your overcard and flush draw. You bet and the button calls. The river is 7:spades:. What should you do?

[notcalebsheridan]

normally i would say bet/fold

but, with no reads and given that this opponent called you down to this point, there are not many hands he could have that you beat. A lower busted flush draw (maybe Jc9c) comes to mind. I would definetly check/fold. The things you do beat probably check behind in a passive game. A bet here is going to be spewage, in my (probably wrong) opinion. As played, you look like a completely whiffed AK (villain will only bet behind your check with a pair+ since AK will call here a lot)

[Nima]

Two choices seem reasonable:
1- Check / call one bet. If you are going to check, you might as well fold. Cause if you check the other guy WILL raise (if he is a decent player).

2- Bet and fold to a raise. Obviouse why.


Again, I remember one of the books I read said, if you are willing to call one bet, go ahead and bet out yourself. He might (not likley) fold an Ace high flush draw or some other sort of draw.

However if you are called , you are more than likely beat.

Cheers,
Nima

[Matt]

It's close between bet/fold and check/call. I lean towards check/call. Your opponent has played like a calling station the entire way. He will almost certainly call a river bet. You save an extra bet if you check and he checks behind you.

If he bets, it's almost certain that you're beaten. Checking might induce a bluff from a weaker hand, although this is unlikely. Still, you must call. The pot will be laying you 8.5-1 odds, more than enough to try and catch a bluff.

In the actual hand, I bet and my opponent called. He had pocket aces.