hitting a set on a dodgy board

**Johnny5** · 31st October 2007, 12:16 PM

This is abit vague but just wondering on peoples play.
I was playing online last night in a tournemount when i limped into a pot with pocket 4s in mid position. I hit a 4 on the flop to give me the set but the flop brought down 3 spades. The table was very loose(only a $1 buy-in) and most people call nearly every raise.
How should i play this? A pot size bet to stop the guy chasing or am i throwing my money because he may chase to the end anyway?

**Raiser** · 31st October 2007, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by Johnny5

This is abit vague but just wondering on peoples play.
I was playing online last night in a tournemount when i limped into a pot with pocket 4s in mid position. I hit a 4 on the flop to give me the set but the flop brought down 3 spades. The table was very loose(only a $1 buy-in) and most people call nearly every raise.
How should i play this? A pot size bet to stop the guy chasing or am i throwing my money because he may chase to the end anyway?

Lies! you pushed admit it.

**Johnny5** · 31st October 2007, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Raiser

Lies! you pushed admit it.

Ha ha no i didnt push, i bet the pot and they folded. quite boring really just wanted peoples scope on how they would play it

**tfeilding** · 31st October 2007, 03:19 PM

I think depending on the timing in the tournament I would bet big to take it down and if someone then called on a draw or already had the flush I'd cross my fingers and hope the board paired.

**Prowler** · 31st October 2007, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by tfeilding

I'd cross my fingers and hope

i knew you'd fit in well round here!

**jjh** · 31st October 2007, 06:04 PM

Got to treat it with caution I agree.

The only time I'm confident when I hit a set is say I have JJ and guy has raised or re raised strongly pre flop and the flop that is all suited has an Ace or King in it, then you've got to question how can I be behind with my set at this stage to a flush?

Of course, if it comes Jh 8h 4h and he's still very strong and pushes, then Ah Kh could be possible.

Although I don't think I've ever folded a flopped set to one of these flops, EVER!

**S6TAV** · 1st November 2007, 05:42 PM

I was playing a $20 STT about two weeks ago
Blinds are at 150/300 with 6 out of 10 players left

Im on the BB with 10S JS everyone folds round to small blind who raises to 600. I didn't think I was in a bad posistion to call so did and the flop comes 10C, 2C, 10D. At first I think sweet I've hit trips. He comes out with a 600 bet to which I re-raise he then goes all in. At first I thought he may have been on a flush draw now I start thinking he has 10, K/A. Against my best thoughts i go with the flush draw scenerio and call. With this call I have bare minimum chips left.

Can anyone guess what he turns over?