Should I have been more aggressive towards the end? Or did I leave chips on the table?

(Sorry for the kludge, couldn't get it to convert properly.)

PokerStars Game #4753525098: Tournament #23515310, $10+$1 Hold'em No
Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/04/26 - 20:25:59 (ET)
Table '23515310 121' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: DeutschLips (5140 in chips)
Seat 2: Yvraine (3965 in chips)
Seat 3: dapatriot (4915 in chips)
Seat 4: bigboyblues (1345 in chips)
Seat 5: pikfisher (1950 in chips)
Seat 6: cglinn (2733 in chips)
Seat 7: Turn'em (1575 in chips)
Seat 8: ehcard (3347 in chips)
Seat 9: CaravaggioX (1080 in chips)
DeutschLips: posts small blind 25
Yvraine: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Yvraine [ ]
dapatriot: folds
bigboyblues: folds
pikfisher: folds
cglinn: calls 50
Turn'em: folds
ehcard: calls 50
CaravaggioX: folds
DeutschLips: calls 25
Yvraine: raises 150 to 200
cglinn: folds
ehcard: calls 150
DeutschLips: folds
*** FLOP *** [ ]
Yvraine: bets 300
ehcard: calls 300
*** TURN *** [ ] []
Yvraine: checks
ehcard: bets 350
Yvraine: calls 350
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
Yvraine: checks
ehcard: bets 600
Yvraine: calls 600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ehcard: shows [Ks Th] (two pair, Tens and Sixes)
Yvraine: shows [Qc Qd] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Yvraine collected 3000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3000 | Rake 0
Board [9s 6h Ts Jc 6c]
Seat 1: DeutschLips (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Yvraine (big blind) showed [Qc Qd] and won (3000) with two pair,
Queens and Sixes
Seat 3: dapatriot folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bigboyblues folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: pikfisher folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: cglinn folded before Flop
Seat 7: Turn'em folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: ehcard showed [Ks Th] and lost with two pair, Tens and Sixes
Seat 9: CaravaggioX (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

What's with the check/call on the turn/river? You have an overpair to the board... go ahead and bet, if they have you beat they'll let you know, and they'll pay off with lots of hands that YOU beat!

I'm not the greatest at tournaments so take it for what it's worth....

I wouldn't have check called the turn, depending on how he played (if he was one of those people who will bet anytime it's checked to him) I'd consider a check raise but personally I'm betting it. I'm coming out with a big turn bet, unless hes slowplaying TT or a small pocket pair that hit trips we're ahead on the flop. My guess is he has Tx at this point (my guess on the flop is TJ, TQ, TK, or TA)

The turn might make him 2 pair but with a check call, he takes control of the hand and you have no idea where you stand, even if it didn't help he can possibly suckout on the river. Also if there's a possibility he is on some kind of flush draw it leaves him the option to check behind and try to hit the river for free. I'd stay aggressive here with a pot sized bet, but going with the check call like you did this is my thoughts on the river .

River pairs the board, unless he has a 6 in his hand he's beat even if he is holding JT his hand is no longer any good I'm extracting the most I can here leading out (or depending on your read check raised here).

Keep in mind I usually bet myself out of tournaments so again take it for what it's worth.

Preflop: good raise; 90% of the time AA/KK reraise you, but villain just calls.
Flop: (pot is 450) Decent flop. You have overpair to the board. FD and SD are possible so you are right to lead out. 300-450 is good. Because of the draws, a set or 2 pair probably raises you here 75% of the time. Smooth call, I'm feeling pretty good that I'm still ahead. Even 78 probably raises.
Turn: (pot 1050) J is a scare card, but I'm only worried about JT and KQ, and really, only KQ of spades is still in this hand. I would still bet out. 1/2 to 3/4 size bet is good to deny the FD odds. Again, a set probably raises. 2 pair might be cautious and just call, but you have outs vs. 2 pair. All hands that are beating you here, IMO are unlikely. Even KQ or 78 might worry that you have Ax of spades.
River: great card. Value bet. If villain has KQ, 78 or a set, so be it. I think most of the time you have the best hand.

Originally Posted by Beavis68

you may have the worst hand, but what hands that beat you are calling a river bet?

Very dedpendent on your read of the opponent. AJ, KJ, AT, JT perhaps. Betting the river also serves to control the cost of showdown.

I think it depends on the player, the villian might have put us on AK or AQ (depending on our image and how much he pays attention) and think they have the best hand if they pair a hole card and don't see and A, K or Q on the board. If he has TPTK or TPGK he might just be value betting thinking he has the best hand. If I were the villian I would've went through the hand like this....

The flop bet might have been a continuation bet if I'm up against a big A so I'll call.

Check on the turn, I'm more likely to believe I'm just be up against overcards here most likely AK, or AQ judging form the PF raise and you're giving up on the semi bluff.

River: Check again...missed their hand and are holding just over cards so I'll value bet.

Which is why I think if anything a check raise is good for the river, the only then we need to fear is him holding a 6. Or unless he's extremely passive the rare chance he has AA or KK. Any pair/2 pair he may have had is counterfited by the river. He may just think we're trying to bluff at the pot with something like AK, and pay us off.

My thought, once the jack hit on the turn, was that he had a made straight and was trying to coax chips out of me with those little bets. With just an overpair, I didn't want to charge full tilt into a trap like that, but neither was I going to fold in case he didn't have the straight.