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Today's hand deals with what to do when the flop doesn't go quite your way with a pocket pair in position in a 1/2 ring game. Let's take a look:
We've got pocket tens, which is a good starting hand. The player in seat 6 makes a nominal raise of $8.50. We're definitely calling here. Let's see what happens:
Disaster! We have no idea if the jack ruins us, if we're already dead, or if we have the best hand right now. He bets $12.00, which could just be a continuation bet and doesn't mean that he's got us beat right now. We need to make a read and trust our instincts: does he have a higher pocket pair, or does he have a hand like AQ or AK and is trying to get us out of the pot? I'm going to eliminate the possibility of trips or anything like that, or he would have slow-played us. I'm going to think he missed the flop, and see what he does on the next card.
It's a blank, and he checks. It looks like we made the correct move here, because he may be frightened by the possibility that he's betting into a big hand and has slowed down. If he had continued betting here, I might have laid down this hand. The check here, however, tells us that we're good.
The river is more of the same. He's basically putting up a white flag here. Even if he bet, I would still think we had the best hand, but the check seals it.
How Would You Hold 'em?
I'm going to bet $18.00, knowing that I have the best hand. I would make this move in tournaments and in ring games. Sure enough, he folds.
See you next time!
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