You calling with the low draw?

You calling with the low draw?

1/2 Big O home game that is No Limit. Spewy guy makes it $15 preflop and gets 5 callers including myself.

I have A/3 clubs with 9/K/7. Game doesn't have a lot of people that can fold.

Flop is 9/4/2 with 2 diamonds and 1 club
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The original raiser in small blind goes all in for $135. He gets 2 other callers, who are basically all in with maybe $20 behind. It's up to me on the button.

I'm thinking on one hand I have the nut low draw, top pair and backdoor clubs. On the other hand I'm kind of sure someone else has A/3 but I could be wrong. I don't think my top pair is good but could make 2 pair. I tank fold. Not sure what the right decision is. I guess obviously if the board pairs the turn and has a Face card on the river I just move on.

However it comes 2 Club picture cards and I would have scooped. I don't want to be results oriented but is this a fold most of the time?

20 February 2025 at 01:40 PM
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lol call what are you doing. You are playing against monkeys and fold that? It's a pretty good flop for your hand and you are not deep at all.


Ha yeah I guess I was gun shy after getting quartered twice in the last hour. Figured if I hit the low a good chance someone else had A/3 also. I guess for $130 it's a call.


btw if you get quartered here you break even


Trivial call. Too much high equity to fold, on top of nut low draw without more pressure.

2p/trips/boat draws are also valuable. You can also hit the 7hi straight or wheel.


by DeathDonkey

btw if you get quartered here you break even

Yeah good point lol. Figured the way I’ve been running it would just come 2 high cards and I’d miss the low (which did happen). I had been quartered twice already for big pots and already lost half my stack. I guess I got gun shy but yeah , in game I didn’t realize that about breaking even


You really let a couple of hands that didn't go your way effect your play this much?

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