Post flop cash table

ronanp

Howye,

Still struggling on the cash tables; playing steady enough or so I think but always losing big on big hole cards. This is a hand from tonight:

Holdem No Limit - $1 BB

Button ($70)
SB ($121.06)
BB ($99.13)
UTG ($29.50)
UTG+1 ($60.29)
UTG+2 ($69.50) [Hero]
MP+1 ($26)
MP+2 ($55.75)
CO ($97.50)

Hero is UTG+2 with Jc, Jh
Preflop: (9 players, $1.5)
UTG calls $1 and raises $2, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls $3 and raises $4, 3 folds, Button calls $7, 2 folds, UTG calls $4

Flop: 7d, 8d, 9s (3 players, $22.5)
UTG checks, Hero bets $16, Button calls $16 and raises $47 and is all in

Unsure what I can put him on here. Can only assume QQ,KK,AA but possibly TT given the call pre flop against a raise and re-raise. I've stolen a couple of pots earlier but nothing recently and seldom lost a showdown worth anything. Villian has limped into a few pots, made a few strange bluffs with inside straight draws so I assume TT, put any higher pair down to bad luck, and I called him.

So I guess I be wondering:

1) Is my pre-flop raise big enough?
2) Hows the post-flop raise
3) Was calling his all-in the right move?

Cheers, last one of these I post I swear!

Rnger

ronanp wrote:

1) Is my pre-flop raise big enough?
2) Hows the post-flop raise
3) Was calling his all-in the right move?

Howye,

1) I'd raise a little bit more, up to 9 or 10. Although 7 is just as good really!
2) I'd bet a little less on the flop, standard 1/2 pot raise for me once again your in the right neighbourhood
3) Its not a great call, im folding majority of the time the way things played out

I dont think you can put him on AA/KK because he would reraise preflop, same goes for QQ/JJ although theres still a possibility he has them. TT is very possible here. I think most of the time your looking at a set here, TT, two pair or a made straight with JT (in order of probability imo).

Any wiser player feel im way off here?

pok3rplaya

pf, if you are gunna raise do it properly. Make it $12 or so. I don't mind a flat call here if the guy is tightish. Alot of his raising range at a full table UTG is ahead of JJ.

post flop is fine. You will se a draw here often enough.

peeko

From such an early position is calling the raise a bad play?

fuzzbox

I dont mind a flop check, and I dont mind folding to a bet either.

His range destroys yours. (its often pairs 77+).

ronanp

Thanks lads. I called and he turned over 5-6 off suit, much to my surprise, and he even went one better than that straight by making a backdoor flush to take all my money. Always seem to lose everything with a good hand!