[Closed] 0.5/1 99 flop semibluff

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_Anonymous_

13.04.2009, 14:53 0

Known players:
[tg]Position:hands/vp$ip/RaisePreflop/AF/WTS/ORL/BBvsSteal/W$SD;MP1:94/21/9/1,2/32/29/-/83;[/tg]
0,5/1 Fixed-Limit Hold'em (10 handed)
Hand recorder used for this poker hand: PokerStrategy Elephant 0.67 by www.pokerstrategy.com.

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9♦, 9♠
3 folds, MP1 raises, 2 folds, Hero 3-bets, 3 folds, MP1 calls.

Flop: (7,50 SB) A♠, 8♠, 3♠ (2 players)
MP1 bets, Hero raises, MP1 calls.

is it good semibluff here?
Turn: (5,75 BB) 5♣ (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero checks.

River: (5,75 BB) 7♣ (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 5,75 BB

Results follow (highlight to see):
Hero shows a pair of nines (9d 9s)
MP1 shows a pair of kings (Kc Ks)

MP1 wins with a pair of kings (Kc Ks)

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maciekr

Joined: 19.03.2007

Posts: 22

14.04.2009, 14:45 0

Correct me if I'm wrong but:

I don't think raising the flop AS A SEMI-BLUFF is a good play here. the only way you can improve is in fact drawing a set. hitting a flush is not a desirable thing here IMHO since you're only holding a 9 and might be easily dominated. Also if the villain is not holding a better spade here i don't see him very willing to put money in the pot with four spades on the table which makes your implied odds pretty weak.

ALTHOUGH I would still raise the flop to protect the hand against draws and gather some information too.On the flop you might still be ahead here. I'd easily fold on 3-bet though or if the villain just calls and then bets the turn i guess it's a fold as well.

frzl

Joined: 25.04.2006

Posts: 7,533

15.04.2009, 15:10 0

i don´t like the raise as well but you still have to call. often your 9 high flush is good and you might be even ahead against hands like KQ, KJ, QJ etc. with a high :spade:
take a note about the way he played KK