Pot limit hold'em. What do you think? Don't really know how to play in this situation. I guess that's what I get for playing crap hands (although this could come up with a good hand too).

This is also an example of a pet peeve of mine: the minimum pre-flop raise. I feel I can't fold when I've already put in a small bet because of the implied odds if I hit a monster flop, but I don't really want to call.

Texas Hold'em $0.25-$0.25 PL (real money)

Seat 1: LP ($23.80 in chips)
Seat 2: CO ($6.15 in chips)
Seat 3: Button ($12.50 in chips)
Seat 4: HERO ($73.65 in chips)
Seat 5: BB ($32.55 in chips)
Seat 6: UTG ($19.60 in chips)
Seat 8: UTG+1 ($23.35 in chips)
Seat 9: MP1 ($23.90 in chips)
Seat 10: MP2 ($32.60 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
HERO posts blind ($0.25), BB posts blind ($0.25).

HERO is dealt [ QD, 4C ]

PRE-FLOP
UTG bets $0.50, UTG+1 calls $0.50, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, LP folds, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, HERO calls $0.25, BB calls $0.25.

Easy call here. The current odds are great and the implied odds are even better. You have to be able to get away from only a Q hitting though.

FLOP [board cards 5D,6D,KD ] (Pot: $3.50)
HERO checks, BB checks, UTG bets $1, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls $1, CO calls $1, Button folds, HERO calls $1, BB folds.

Not a horrible flop with you picking up the second nut flush draw. I might have led for $2 here to test the waters, if you get raised a large amount (3/4 or full pot) I'd give it up.

TURN [board cards 5D,6D,KD,9D ] (Pot: $7.50)
HERO bets $4, UTG calls $4, MP2 calls $4, CO calls $4.

Leading here is fine, but it tells the world you have a flush so they know what they have to beat. Plus the bet is small enough for people to profitable draw at a full house aftert UTG calls. I would lead for the full pot and fold if raised. Getting called by 3 people means to me the A is out unless there are people that wouldn't be able to get away from a JD here.

RIVER [board cards 5D,6D,KD,9D,2S ] (Pot: $23.50)
HERO checks, UTG checks, MP2 bets $10, CO calls $0.65 and is all-in, HERO folds, UTG folds.

Good fold here IMO.

Fold preflop.

Bet the flop. Fold to a raise

Bet the turn. Fold to a big raise.

If you're calling all the way down, why do you fold this river with the third nuts getting 3.4 to 1? If you put him on the Ad or a straight flush, why call the turn?

Fold preflop.

Bet the flop. Fold to a raise

Bet the turn. Fold to a big raise.

If you're calling all the way down, why do you fold this river with the third nuts getting 3.4 to 1? If you put him on the Ad or a straight flush, why call the turn?

Fold preflop.

Bet the flop. Fold to a raise

Bet the turn (you did). Fold to a big raise.

If you're calling all the way down, why do you fold this river with the third nuts getting 3.4 to 1? If you put him on the Ad or a straight flush, why call the turn?

You want him to fold getting 12 to 1 on his money preflop? See a flop with this but be ready to run for the hills.

Flop action I agree with.

Turn action I agree with. He DID bet the turn though, I just thought he should bet more.

On the river, I think it's reasonable either way in terms of calling the bet or folding. After getting smooth called by MP2 though, it just screams to me like a slowplayed Ad, maybe I'm seeing monsters under the bed though.

Zara

First point: In a word, yes. In more words: what flop are you hoping for? Q4x? 44x? True, your implied odds are there for those, but the other 90%, you're just as likely to get something like this, where you can lose everything. Better to fold now and kick yourself later for missing a big hand than call and lose with a big but not big enough hand.

Second point: I just thought he was a little passive everywhere. I think we both would have liked to see a bet before the turn, at least see where you are. Or build the pot, which I felt I would have been doing.

Third point: I finally caught where he bet the turn. My misread.

River: Yeah, I think you're probably right. I just feel like he's getting a good price, and this could very well be someone trying to buy the pot after the turn bettor showed weakness by checking. He may think his straight/2pair/Jd is good now. 3.4-1, I think this is a majority decision call.

Makes sense. That's the problem with seeing a flop with relative garbage, sometimes it hits you on the side rather than right in the face, and you still wanna go with it. I think a bet/fold on the river was better than check/fold, but IMO, you should at least check/call. I still don't PERSONALLY like the call preflop, but 12-1 odds are nice. I've outlined my reasons for getting rid of it, and here you lost $5.50 when it would have been .25. (Results oriented, sorry.) Incidentally... were you right on the lay down?

Yeah, it was a correct lay down. He slowplayed Ad Jd, so he had it the whole way. That's one of the reasons I wanted to post this hand. I felt good seeing that ace after the fold and that probably affects my thinking.

Now, after some time has passed I agree with you on the river too. I played this hand pretty badly. It's obvious that I have a flush that is not the nuts and that I'm not too comfortable with. He could definitely be making a play here.

Thanks for your comments.

Yeah, it was a correct lay down. He slowplayed Ad Jd, so he had it the whole way. That's one of the reasons I wanted to post this hand. I felt good seeing that ace after the fold and that probably affects my thinking.

Firstly, you're being results oriented. If a Td would have taken the pot, you'd be scolding yourself for a bad fold. You need to make decisions based off of partial information, the actual results are meaningless, except for helping to learn when your reads were correct.

If you put him on Ad, then yes, fold. Personally I can't imagine mucking the second nuts, but maybe that's just a leak. 7 people to the flop, only a 14 in 50 chance that the Ad is in someone's hand. If you say that out of the original 9 (I'm guessing?) people besides you, if any A would guarantee call preflop, that chages to 18 in 50, or around 1/3 chance between the 2. I think almost any midrange diamond is calling the turn at such a small stakes game, so you could easily have been winning IMO.

I guess the real question is .. did you fold because you THOUGHT he had the Ad or because you were SCARED that he MIGHT? If it's the former .. good read and good laydown. If it's the latter, then it was a bad, albeit lucky decision.