Celeb pocker – Case Study 5
www.celebpocker.com – With (10s,Js) you decide to limp in from late position, four players go to the flop, and the board shows (8s,9s,10d). This is of course a wonderful flop for you, but if you are first to act, how should you play it? Different players would probably vary in their opinions here, but personally, I would check, as there is a fair chance another player will raise the pot. If they do not raise, and the turn comes down, make your bet then, because the checks on the previous round of betting mean that your bet on the turn looks dubious, and so you are more likely to be called.
If someone does bet the flop however, you could potentially flat call, but I prefer reraising at this point. Not an all in bet, but a reasonable reraise which should give you a strong hint towards the sort of hand your opponent has if they call or reraise you. As attractive as the flop looks to you at the moment, your main concerns are firstly the bigger flush draw, and secondly trips, which could develop into a full house if the board pairs.
Despite this, you shouldn’t be hoping the spade does not hit, as the chances of both players having suited spades, then the flush hitting on the board, and your opponent having a bigger flush, are slim. Regardless of this, you should be very wary if your reraise is flat called on the flop, as this is a prime indicator of a drawing hand. If your opponent decides to put you all in on this sort of flop, personally, I wouldn’t have to think twice. With the amount of probable outs in the deck being 9 spades, 3 Queens and 3 7′s (we have already counted the 7 and Q of spades) as well as two 10′s for trips, we have 17 outs. With 46 unknown cards out there, and two more yet to hit the board, we have good odds of completing a strong hand, if our top pair is not in front already (and that’s not even counting the three Jacks which would make us two pair, as outs).
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