Not my hand, but one that occurred and involved a mate recently.
Live MTT 10,000 stacks, fourth hand.
In BB having folded first 3 hands.
One limper, SB makes up, 46off - check
Flop
3 5 7 rainbow
SB bets 150 (pot)
mate raised to 500
limper folds
SB reraises to 1500
action?
This hand is really getting to me
So, what if we flat call the 3bet (which appears to have been many people's option)
Turn card is a 9, board still rainbow
what's the plan?
Don't let it get to you mate.
Every hand is different and everybody will have a slightly or very different way of playing it.
If we all played every hand the same then it would be boring.
You can think of every hypothetical situation possible and you will still get different answers on here.
Personally I play this hand strong (bet or raise) 75% of the time and slow (flat or check) 25% the same as I play sets.
The main thing is that you have flopped the nuts so at some point you want all the chips in if it's at all possible. No matter what happens you're never passing following that flop unless something ultra nasty happens.
If you think your oppo passes to any bet then yes you let him catch up a bit. If he overtakes you somehow it's just one of those things.
If you think he is the type not to back down once he's shown strength then get it in on the flop. If he's bluffing you've already shown too much strength for him to continue on the turn unless he's completely insane.
This does change if you have previously shown tendancies to be weak. If you think that he might think he can get you off the hand then yes you check or flat and give him a little rope.
If I'm checking here it's never for pot control. I want it all in asap and if I think a check will achieve that then a check it is. If at the time I think a bet or raise will induce a shove then that's what I'll go for.
For me this hand plays very differently live to online. Online it's a definite check because your oppo is more likely to try to bluff. Live it changes because players tend to not be as strong. In a live game with this action I would be happy to 4 bet the flop expecting my oppo to have 2 pair or a set and shove.
Online I might play it slower because oppos see weakness in betting patterns and are far more likely to steal.
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