Frenchbread Forum Tourney - Dilemma #1

[hiho]

I would have folded after the raise, but now its much harder to fold. In either case I'd fold. You're probibly facing an A with a bigger kicker.

[puckhead23]

I'm thinking this is a fold here. The strength of Ax suited is its nut flush potential. You have top pair with a low kicker, and the flop doesn't give you any real opportunity to improve. You can only beat Bobcorn if he's bluffing/semi bluffing.

Bobcorn's checkraise indicates that he could be strong, and I like your reraise to find out if he's really strong or if he's bluffing. Bobcorn's all-in over the top of you would be enough for me to fold. I acknowledge he could be putting a play on you, but I don't know if you want to put all your chips at risk to find out.

If this is a call you would consider making, I would also have considered the idea of pushing right after Bobcorn's initial checkraise. If all your chips are going into the middle, at least you'd put him to a decision as opposed to Bobcorn putting you to one. It's easier to go all in than to call all in.

[nurelic]

Yeah, without any additional information I think folding here is about your only option for reasons that have already been explored.

NuRelic

[mervhage]

Fold. The check-raise is a bad one for you. You reraise to represent the ace, but then you get raised back. You're definitely behind here and can save the 700+ as the binds are still low, so you have time to recover.

[jacedk]

Here is my thought process: HEEE HAAAW

ROFL!!!

[mervhage]

Good call, your thought process is priceless and I apply it several times a day.

I'm not surprised to see a 2d Xd, as that was my second guessing for bob's holding if he was w/o an ace.

[bobcorn]

I thought I'd share my thought-process to add to the discussion.

I check and he bets - at this point I put him on any pair, straight draw or flush draw. When he min-reraises my c/r I narrow his range down to A9-A3 (AT-AK would've raised preflop) and JT,QJ,KJ. I don't think he is trying to milk me with a set or 2 pair because the board is so draw heavy and he is pricing me in if I have a flush draw.

It feels to me like he has a marginal hand and is asking me, "Do you have me beat?" Earlier, he min-raised Velar's c-bet with middle pair. This adds to my read that he is just trying to gain information and doesn't have a monster. So I went all in, thinking if I told him he was beat he would fold and even if he called I would have outs.