is this a standard line?

i bet fold the turn

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Hero ($76.63)
UTG ($39.50)
MP ($88.01)
CO ($50)
Button ($52.96)
SB ($65.95)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
UTG raises to $2, 2 folds, Button calls $2, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.50.

Flop: ($6.25) , , (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, Button bets $2.97, Hero raises to $7, UTG folds, Button calls $4.03.

Turn: ($20.25) (2 players)
Hero bets $10, Button calls $10.

River: ($40.25) (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: $40.25

Results in white below:
Hero has Qs Ts (two pair, queens and tens).
Button has Qh Jh (straight, queen high).
Outcome: Button wins $40.25.

Why isn't this guy opening fire at the river???

i have no idea but im definately not calling it!

I think I'd c/r bigger on flop.
I'm not sure if I'm betting turn. Nothing worse is calling, but we could often be bluffed off the best hand if we just check here. Thoughts? As you said, B/f might be good.

I wonder why he checked the river too.

Originally Posted by breathoflife89

I think I'd c/r bigger on flop.

You can check raise all you want on the flop. This guy is not going anywhere, nor should he.

Even against 2 pair he's a 41% favorite to win the hand, and gets an additional 3% to chop it. It's nearly a coin flip.

Don't be results orientated :P I don't like this board even with two pair. I'm c/r bigger there for value from weaker two pairs, flush draws and pair+gutters/openender hands.

There's not too many good turn cards out there for us, and I wouldn't mind taking the pot now even with top two. We're most likely ahead, and it's a really drawy board so I'd rather they pay a bit more for their draws than just an almost-min check-raise.


Does anyone see merits in c/c flop and then leading out a blank turn?

Originally Posted by breathoflife89

There's not too many good turn cards out there for us

I disagree. I think there are more good cards for the turn than bad.

Obviously, you don't want to see a club, 9, J, or K. That's a total of 18 scare cards. The J isn't even that much of a scare card, especially if you're check raising this board. More times than not, a gut shot is going to fold, especially if it's the gut shot to the low end. No one holding an 8 is coming along in a check raised pot. Scare card count is actually more like 15.

Any 2-7 or Ace non club is a good card. Any Q or 10 is also a gold card.