cobalt hates min-raises (2/4)

[CobaltBlue 662]

Bodog 2/4 NLHE (7-handed)MP1 $335Cobalt $400Cobalt is BB w/ 8 5 . Very first hand at the table.Pre-flop:1 fold, MP1 min-raises to $8Flop ($32): 7 2 3 (4 players)SB checks, Cobalt checks, MP1 bets $40Fresh or stanky?

[belatropic 0]

Your converter left the first card off on the flop.I'm guessing you have both the straight (Open ended) & flush draws working for you.

[CobaltBlue 662]

I'm guessing you have both the straight (Open ended) & flush draws working for you.

Nope...and fixed.

[TJ_Eckleburg 0]

I think it's fresh.I think it's best if we fold MP here. I also think we have a high probability of doing that for a min raise from an unknown. I think a broadway offsuit turn is very bad for you, and I think your aggression on the flop will make him price you in accidentally often enough that you can check/call the worst turn.I also think you can push on a little offsuit card to *really* make him fold if he doesn't fold the flop... and doing so isn't that bad.

[belatropic 0]

I can't help but like the aggression, but I've been on a one month vacation for stanky play. In honor of my first reload in a month, I'll call it fresh.I do think your min raiser calls you here though.

[CobaltBlue 662]

I think it's fresh.I think it's best if we fold MP here. I also think we have a high probability of doing that for a min raise from an unknown. I think a broadway offsuit turn is very bad for you, and I think your aggression on the flop will make him price you in accidentally often enough that you can check/call the worst turn.I also think you can push on a little offsuit card to *really* make him fold if he doesn't fold the flop... and doing so isn't that bad.

So you think we check/call if an ace or king rolls off on the turn?One part of what made me do this was his overbet. Is that reasonable thinking? Whenever I see it lately, I've been extremely tempted to come over the top.

[TJ_Eckleburg 0]

If he calls and an ace or king rolls off, I'm checking to him and seeing what he does. I think they won't push and I think they'll often price you in. If it's an Ace, that also gives you gutshot outs to be wheelin' and dealin' and making people cry.If he calls the PF overbet, AND the turn is an offsuit broadway... I think the only sensible thing is to check/call a weak bet, check/fold to a big bet.Or just open-push if you're feeling way froggy. That would seem imprudent to me though.As for his flop bet, I think it's a BS continuation bet with overs much more often than it's a perfect PF min-raise with a set. I think our relative position (blinds) helps our checkraise a lot too.

[belatropic 0]

Did you see the hand through.....like a book I need to hear the ending.Flip the page

[CobaltBlue 662]

Yeah...that's what I was thinking...this flop looks ripe for having hit the BB.bela, the hand's a little anti-climactic. He folded to my raise. I felt warm and fuzzy. :-)