A hand from a HORSE tourney. The round is fixed limit HE.
To give some background. Sexxx and OG_FATHEAD had been going at each other since I arrived at the table. A war of words and cards. Sexxx loved to bluff (and then show) OG didn`t seem to be bluffing much, if at all.
Full Tilt Poker Game #8450824286: $4,000 Guarantee (63551431), Table 4 - 80/160 - Limit Hold'em - 23:08:51 ET - 2008/10/11
Seat 1: 6138 (3,159)
Seat 2: jonb223 (3,022)
Seat 3: sexxxboxxx (1,681)
Seat 4: Jabbathehut (3,274)
Seat 5: OG_FATHEAD (1,399)
Seat 6: kockar55 (3,724)
Seat 7: DangerMouse420 (1,319)
Seat 8: vtfishin (1,985)
sexxxboxxx posts the small blind of 40
Jabbathehut posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DangerMouse420 [Js Jc]
vtfishin: nh
OG_FATHEAD raises to 160
kockar55 folds
DangerMouse420 calls 160
vtfishin folds
6138 folds
jonb223 folds
sexxxboxxx raises to 240
Jabbathehut folds
OG_FATHEAD raises to 320
DangerMouse420 calls 160
sexxxboxxx calls 80
*** FLOP *** [2c Qc 5c]
sexxxboxxx bets 80
OG_FATHEAD raises to 160
It looks very likely that the betting will be completed given the action pre-flop. There`s an overcard to my JJ and my flush draw would only give me the 3rd nuts if I make it. So do you call or fold?
The rest of the hand is in the spoiler.
Spoiler:
DangerMouse420 has 15 seconds left to act
DangerMouse420 folds
sexxxboxxx raises to 240
OG_FATHEAD raises to 320
sexxxboxxx calls 80
*** TURN *** [2c Qc 5c] [8s]
sexxxboxxx bets 160
OG_FATHEAD raises to 320
sexxxboxxx raises to 480
OG_FATHEAD raises to 640
sexxxboxxx calls 160
*** RIVER *** [2c Qc 5c 8s] [Kc]
sexxxboxxx: lol
sexxxboxxx bets 160
sexxxboxxx: lukcy sob
OG_FATHEAD calls 119, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 41 returned to sexxxboxxx
vtfishin: oh oh
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sexxxboxxx shows [Qd Qs] three of a kind, Queens
OG_FATHEAD shows [Ah Ad] a pair of Aces
sexxxboxxx wins the pot (3,198) with three of a kind, Queens
OG_FATHEAD stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,198 | Rake 0
Board: [2c Qc 5c 8s Kc]
Seat 1: 6138 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: jonb223 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: sexxxboxxx (small blind) showed [Qd Qs] and won (3,198) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 4: Jabbathehut (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: OG_FATHEAD showed [Ah Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: kockar55 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: DangerMouse420 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: vtfishin didn't bet (folded)
PoolDemon
like they say,when your beat, your beat, fold em...
u still had 1K in chips aprox, BB was only 80, & a good read that you'd be all in against a possible flush, or to the overcard, in cases like that, I usually try & let em take each other out & move on...if you were substansially lower in chips though, then I might say play it & hope...
Miklosik
This is a really tough one I think. You had to put 25% of your chips in just to see the flop and it's a scary one for sure. And now your down to 11 bb so is this the hand to go with? How much time is left in HE and how long before you start kicking in antes?
It was a good fold imo even though you would have won the hand. You could be reasonably sure that post flop you were behind so had you continued it would be on a wing and a prayer. And the idea is supposed to be to get your chips in the middle when you are ahead. At least that's what I hear.
harry_lime
I think the fold is ok-ish (flush draw makes it tempting though with only one overcard) but too be honest i would have stayed out of the war pre-flop after the raise and re-raise to your initial call (especially considering OG wasn't bluffing much). With 2 x J's, you really need to hit to be comfortable and you're most likely facing 2 if not 3 over cards.
As it turned out, it was a worse case scenario of 4 but as least you didn't lose too much on the hand. Could have been worse.
