The Pain Continues

SirFWALGMan · #1 11-11-05, 12:08 AM

I thought the two out suckouts were bad. So I am in the first hand at a 25/NL table. I get pocket 9s. The flop is 578 2 clubs, so I got overpair, backdoor flush, and straight draw. An idiot goes all in and I KNOW I HAVE HIM BEAT. Why? Because I am better than you and I know these things.. So anyway, I call his $36 bet with my measly $20 and he flips over 76. Not bad. I have his ass. So Middle pair is so worth your entire stack. Sooooo anyways, the 6 on the turn gives me the straight. Cool. The 6 on the river however gives him the boat. Not cool. What exactly do I have to do to win again?

Talking Poker · #2 11-11-05, 12:26 AM

I don't think he played it badly at all, for what it's worth...

SirFWALGMan · #3 11-11-05, 03:00 AM

I dunno, he was hoping to hell his straight draw was good? All $36 of his stack at a 25/NL table? 2nd Pair.. The results sucked.. runner-runner sixes after the money goes in to give me the higher straight and him the boat..

Should I have gotten away from this hand? A K or A could have doomed me just as surely if not as dramatically..

Talking Poker · #4 11-11-05, 12:34 PM

He made a semi-bluff. A pair and an up and down straight draw isn't far behind pretty much anything you could be holding.

Zybomb · #5 11-11-05, 02:19 PM

you were in great shape bc your 9s took away many of what he thought were outs if he was behind. You had 2 of his 4 outs (9s) to make the straight. Three of his two pair possibilities (6's) were negated bc thatd give you the straight

Its something in the 70%/30% neighborhood for you in this case. Maybe even 75%/25%

Thinking from his perspective, its tough to put you on directly 99. Say you had JJ instead, this is more of a coinflip now. He know has 2 outs for trips (7s) 3 outs for two pair 6s) and 8 outs for a straight (9s 4s)

I think you'd still be a slight favorite if this were the case, but Im sure itd be close to 50/50

Regardless tough beat

SirFWALGMan · #6 11-11-05, 03:44 PM

Do you guys like putting ALL of your money in a pot in a 50/50 situation. He could have easily bet out a few bucks and then if I pushed made the decision, or even made a large bet and re-evaluated on the turn. Instead he pushes all of his chips in.. I can see this in a tourney but why in a cash game? Also, do I call this in a cash game? Or do I chicken and wait for the next hand where I am favored even more.. These are the tough decisions. Even if you know your ahead is it always right to call?