From the BTP game, tho no BTPers involved in this one.

Seat 1: danny180000 ($25.45 in chips)
Seat 2: briachek ($51.95 in chips)
Seat 3: Nortonesque ($32.75 in chips)
Seat 4: pokerlingo ($9 in chips)
Seat 5: Ojingo ($71.20 in chips)
Seat 6: DUPPY ($23.95 in chips)
Seat 7: FelonusMonk ($25.55 in chips)
Seat 9: LoveyBird ($18.35 in chips)
briachek: posts small blind $0.10
Nortonesque: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Nortonesque
pokerlingo: calls $0.25
Ojingo: folds
DUPPY: folds
FelonusMonk: calls $0.25
LoveyBird: calls $0.25
danny180000: calls $0.25
eaglesangel joins the table at seat #8
briachek: folds
Nortonesque: checks
*** FLOP ***
OK, I flopped the nut straight, but you're supposed to be careful without redraws, right?
Nortonesque: checks
pokerlingo: checks
FelonusMonk: checks
LoveyBird: checks
danny180000: bets $0.25
Nortonesque: raises $1.80 to $2.05
No one seems terribly interested, so I try to take it down here
pokerlingo: folds
FelonusMonk: folds
LoveyBird: calls $2.05
danny180000: calls $1.80
*** TURN ***
Hmm, they both called. Sets? I have a draw to the flush now, so I bet the pot again
Nortonesque: bets $7.15
LoveyBird: raises $8.90 to $16.05 and is all-in
danny180000 said, "this blows"
danny180000: folds
Nortonesque: calls $8.90
*** RIVER ***
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Nortonesque: shows [6d 7d 9h 5h] (a straight, Six to Ten)
LoveyBird: shows [9d 7h 7c Kc] (a straight, Six to Ten)
Nortonesque collected $18.85 from pot
LoveyBird collected $18.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $39.60 | Rake $1.95
Board
Seat 1: danny180000 (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 2: briachek (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Nortonesque (big blind) showed [6d 7d 9h 5h] and won ($18.85)
with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 4: pokerlingo folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Ojingo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: DUPPY folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: FelonusMonk folded on the Flop
Seat 9: LoveyBird showed and won ($18.80) with a
straight, Six to Ten

I like your play. If someone bets pot on the flop then I think you should just call and then push hard on a safe turn card. But with a 25c bet there's no harm trying to take it down. On the turn you have the nuts and you have to think a diamond will do it for you as well. So pushing it in is fine.

Monk
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