correct play to call ?

[Revolt]

***** Hand History for Game 8418201375 *****
$10 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, September 13, 06:42:55 EDT 2009
Table Table  167781 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 5: Dachman1 ( $9.13 USD )
Seat 1: hero ( $16.47 USD )
Seat 4: Seksigerl ( $3.36 USD )
Seat 2: bAxter7374 ( $7.09 USD )
Seat 3: koshevets ( $11.19 USD )
Seat 6: uuno1000 ( $9.16 USD )
uuno1000 posts small blind [$0.05 USD].
hero posts big blind [$0.10 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hero [   ]
bAxter7374 raises [$0.20 USD]
koshevets folds
Seksigerl calls [$0.20 USD]
uuno1000 folds
hero [$0.50 USD]
bAxter7374 calls [$0.40 USD]
Seksigerl folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ , , ]
hero checks
bAxter7374 bets [$1.38 USD]
hero calls [$1.38 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ ]
hero bets [$3 USD]
bAxter7374 calls [$3 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ ]
hero checks
bAxter7374 is all-In  [$2.11 USD]
hero calls [$2.11 USD]
hero shows [ , ]a pair of Eights.
bAxter7374 doesn't show [ , As ]a pair of Threes.
hero wins $13.71 USD from the main pot with a pair of Eights.

he barely played a hand all morning so im assuming he atleast has ak kq or something like that, but by the time the river comes he is far to pot committed not to get it in, and im getting far too good odds not to call, surely ? even though i guess he missed with aq or something ... but a3 off.... man no wonder the swings in micro stakes are sickening

[outragous76]

im going to try and be polite about this.................................... but i would look at every other street before the river TBH


If I am reading this right - there is a min raise to 20c then a call - and you just 2.5x to 50c???.......................... with 88?

what are you hoping to achieve with this bet? No one is folding and you can want to see too many flops against more than 1 opponent. Raise more if you are going to do this.

But lets assume for arguements sake you are trying to show strength

The guy who min raised/ flatted then leads. and you just flat??/ - Surely on that board IF you had a monster you would raise? NO?  More to the point - that flop is about as good as it gets when you 3 bet 88 - so you should be raising the flop

Then the turn comes a blank  - and he bets $3 of a $5.11 stack - and you flat?!?!?!!?!!?! - - just get em in here. What are you hoping to achieve

River - comes a K - and you are NOW bothered about the fact he hit? - and are maybe even considering folding getting and million to 1 on the call?

Does not compute

I think the hand is pretty bad on most streets.

To be honest - your phrase for the day should be "ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN"

I dont know if a 3 bet at these stakes shows strength - but if it does - then your plan should include trying to rep strength post flop

In terms of reassessing your plan - well the flop is pretty favourable.

EVEN IF YOU FLAT THE FLOP - your plan should be to get all the money in on the turn

your line didnt show much of a plan - unless i am being wayyyyyyyy to critical and you knew the 88 was good and was creaming him for value - but even if you were - get it in on the turn!

[The_nun]

bAxter7374 doesn't show [ , As ]a pair of Threes.

Not noticed that before. Is it just the history of the hand you got to see his HC's ?

[Revolt]

he was all in so i guess thats why i got to see? :s