Flop a straight, multi-way, facing a big donk-bet—slow or fast-play?
Blinds are $1-$2 with an optional $4 UTG straddle, game is $2-$100 spread-limit (max you can raise is $100 over the previous bet). Most of the table is quite deep, average stack over $300. I have $350.
HAND: I am in the $4 UTG straddle. MP opens to $12, CO calls, Button calls, Big Blind calls, we call with 85hh to close the action.
FLOP: 9d7c6h (pot: $60, 5-ways).
BB (stack of $400) immediately donk leads for $60.
Is my hand a call or a raise?
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Definitely a flat in no limit, but I think in spread limit with the pot already this big, you should probably treat it like a limit hand and just raise/bet max at every opportunity until showdown.
Oh also, An orbit who I had this hand history versus the Big Blind (he was once again the BB—he’s to my immediate right):
I Raise 87ss UTG, only the blinds call. Flop T62cc. Xx i bet 20 only BB calls. Turn Qc. He checks I bet 50 he folds. I show.
Flat call flop to invite others behind to come along. Spring the trap by max-betting or max-raising turn.
Oh also, An orbit who I had this hand history versus the Big Blind (he was once again the BB—he’s to my immediate right):
I Raise 87ss UTG, only the blinds call. Flop T62cc. Xx i bet 20 only BB calls. Turn Qc. He checks I bet 50 he folds. I show.
Stop doing this.
Blinds are $1-$2 with an optional $4 UTG straddle, game is $2-$100 spread-limit (max you can raise is $100 over the previous bet). Most of the table is quite deep, average stack over $300. I have $350.
HAND: I am in the $4 UTG straddle. MP opens to $12, CO calls, Button calls, Big Blind calls, we call with 85hh to close the action.
FLOP: 9d7c6h (pot: $60, 5-ways).
BB (stack of $400) immediately donk leads for $60.
Is my hand a call or a raise?
RESULT: I went with a raise to $160, both because I’m unblocking all his sets/2-pair continues AND because I’d just shown him a big bluff. But the former is the more important one—I would just call with, for instance, 99 on 952. I play straights much much faster than any other nut hands.
Unfortunately, everyone folds.
In game I probably flat, I usually want the bet to get to the pfr without stirring the pot too much. Also, if everyone folds you now have position in a HU pot. I get why you want to play str8s faster, but again, I would rather win more money in the pots I play versus winning more pots.
