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Can We Check Back A Set On A Wet Board In This Scenario?

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MintTrav:
Tournament in Gunwharf Grosvenor last night.
£20 + 2 optional rebuys/add-ons.
5000 chips starting - same for rebuy/add-on.
54 runners.
Chips in play 675k.
7 paid. Prizes 1.£850, 2.£620, 3.£410, 4.£290

4 left - stacks approx:
UTG 275k
Button (me) 250k
SB 120k
BB 30k

6,000/12,000/500

UTG raises to 35k.
I have 99. Good spot to reraise prob but, against the other big stack, I decide to flat-call with position and see what the flop brings.

SB folds.
BB calls and is all-in.

Main pot 114k.
Side pot 10k.

Flop 89T - two spades.
UTG checks.

Obv I would almost always bet here, though short-handed the chances of being outdrawn are less. UTG may have a hand to pay off plenty or he might just fold if I bet. If he calls, I may lose or win a lot of chips by the end.

I"m not a fan of checking down, but in this scenario it has merits. If the BB has draws, he will get to see whether they come in no matter what I do, so I might lose the main pot anyway. I am almost certainly ahead now, though don"t fancy being check-raised here, esp by a drawing hand that isn"t going to fold and might get there by the end. So checking back would be more for pot control than to eliminate the small stack.

Bet or check? If I bet, it is difficult to find an amount that would put UTG off possible draws without playing for stacks, so I could just shove and hope he doesn"t have QJ.

Betting is the obvious play, but is there any merit in checking behind here?

mporter123:
Without read, IMO its definitely a slam dunk 3bet pre and would be happy to get it in against the big stack. I would probably click it back to 80K ish, call off his jam and win a race for the lot. Tiny BB stack may change how we play some hands here but two nines are way to strong to do anything else with.

As played I dont see any other option than to bet and get it in on this flop. I am never checking back a set here. I would probs bet 60-70K and hope he jams all his semi bluffs.

Gunwharf finally getting their act together for poker then? Been to the casino a few times and never much in the way of tournaments going on.

George2Loose:
Jam pre

Jam now

Fatcatstu:

--- Quote from: George2Loose on December 22, 2011, 12:03:53 PM ---
Jam pre

Jam now

--- End quote ---


+ a squillion

Mikeyboy9361:
Defo see a case for flatting Pre, but never checking back here, its all going in quicker than a very quick thing!

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