Here's something that's always bothered me. If I bet them off here I'm gonna score 100 chips. If I check them It's hard for me to play because sometimes people will get extremely aggressive with top pair.


Look at this hand tell me where you play differently.

No Limit Holdem Tournament
$1.00 $0.20
7 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG Papaw Felix (3965)
UTG 1 Doc Dans Dad (2065)
MP DaPainta (1415)
CO andrescarrre (1610)
BTN flamingpac (880)
SB BigSlickTour (1665)
BB Hero (1900)

Blinds: 25/50

Pre-flop: (75, 7 players) Hero is BB : :
1 fold, Doc Dans Dad calls 50, 3 folds, BigSlickTour calls 25, Hero checks

Flop: : : : (150, 3 players)
BigSlickTour checks, Hero bets 100, Doc Dans Dad calls 100, BigSlickTour folds

Turn: : (350, 2 players)
Hero bets 150, Doc Dans Dad calls 150

River: : (650, 2 players)
Hero checks, Doc Dans Dad checks

Final Pot: 650
Hero shows: : :
Doc Dans Dad shows: : :

Hero wins 650 ( won 350 )
BigSlickTour lost -50
Doc Dans Dad lost -300

I check that river there because I thought he had top pair and thought he hit the set.

Originally Posted by 4tun8

I check that river there because I thought he had flopped top pair and thought he hit trips.

FYP

Bet more on turn. Why only 150??

The way I'd have played it, I'd have been all-in on the turn. (After raising PF and betting more on the flop)

What's FYP? Fixed your post?

I bet 150 because the pot was somewhere near........290? Honestly I'd like my bet to be more towards 200 here but not so much that I can't get away from the hand. Do you check the river here?

It says the turn pot was 350 so I would have bet no less than 300 into it. Also why would you be so ready to get away from this hand? Because you are scared he flopped a flush??

Yes. I saw him slow play 2 big hands (both flushes) on the big stack at the table, and ended up taking him out.

make it ~400/500 pf and if u get any callers, push any non A/K flop

as played, by only checking pf ur committing urself to playing a smallish pot unless the flop comes perfect (eg, Qxx when he also hits a rag set, monster draw etc). The flop bet is fine but id bet more on the turn, ~280-350. Depending on what villian is like, i may either check if hes likely to have a go at stealing it or throw out a smallish bet (200-300) to get value from rag hands he may have.

its all about making a current decision that makes future decisions easier......if u raise it pf and get called, its a lot easier to push the flop and let the gods decide ur fate. If u check pf, its a lot easier to let the hand go if an unfavourable comes and u meet resistence.