Hi after lurking for a while and posting recently on the 'guess the hand' thread I thought I would follow it up with a hand post. I've been using the pooled expertise on here to improve my game and have accrued $2K+ but still playing at the lower levels as I feel I still have a lot to learn. Very interested to hear your thoughts on the hand - my play and my own analysis entered in text thoughout the hand. I think I misplayed it although happy with the result.
Just joined the table so no reads other than villain's big stack.
** Game ID 1556258093 starting - 2007-08-15 23:08:52
** Newington [Hold 'em] (0.100.20 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money
- 92006 sitting in seat 1 with $3.85
- BajenPatte sitting in seat 2 with $20.30
- kjj03 sitting in seat 3 with $21.15
- Hero sitting in seat 4 with $20.50 [Dealer]
- ReDDcaFFe sitting in seat 5 with $36.98
- flogpog sitting in seat 6 with $67.09
ReDDcaFFe posted the small blind - $0.10
flogpog posted the big blind - $0.20
** Dealing card to Hero:
92006 folded
BajenPatte folded
kjj03 folded
Hero raised - $0.80
ReDDcaFFe called - $0.80
flogpog called - $0.80
** Dealing the flop:
ReDDcaFFe checked
flogpog checked
Worth checking behind given the wet flop and 2 callers? I make a tentative c-bet.
Hero bet - $1.50
ReDDcaFFe folded
flogpog raised - $3.00
Quite rightly get my weak bet challenged. Doesn't look like a monster minraising to me with the draws there though. More likely on a flush draw or straight draw himself or possibly underpair , AK/AQ. Possibly JQ, KJ, AJ?
Hero called - $3.00
I only have 3 clear outs with 7 where I really won't know where I stand. I now think a fold was probably the best play here though pot odds were tempting.
** Dealing the turn:
flogpog bet - $1.80
I've got the nuts and he makes a weak lead. I re-raise but probably not enough. I price him in on the flush draw. Maybe bet $7.50 here instead?? At the same time I don't want to lose any of the J hands which might be scared away
Hero raised - $4.20
flogpog called - $4.20
** Dealing the river:
KQ makes it but I still have the nuts
flogpog bet - $3.00
Blocking bet here or 2 pairs more likely. KQ or QJ hit the straight but it seems a weak bet for that.
Hero raised - $9.00
I felt a push might not get called by 2 pair - although not much difference. Maybe I would have been best to make a bigger bet and hope to get paid off if he has a Q or trips.
flogpog called - $9.00
Hero shows: Queen of Clubs, Ace of Spades flogpog mucks:
Hero wins $34.50 from the main pot