1/2NL fullring

Hero- 280 been at the table about 40 mins.
villain- 180ish older guy, seems standard. been quiet since ive sat down.
noname - 200


hero is c/o - 10 8


3 limps, hero limp, button call. sb complete, bb check.

7 players ($14)

K , 6 ,K


checks around.

turn 7

villain bet 15, noname call 15. hero call 15. 4 folds.


river 9


villain bet 20, noname fold. hero raise to 55.



Comments?


I think the off suit 9 is the best card to pay me off since no flush hit and a disguised straight is now there.

Vs this quiet villain I felt i wanted to make a value raise that i thought he would pay off with a weak K,

I'm not really scared of the boat, but if he pushed, it could lean me to thinking he limped a suited K,6 K,9 or K,7

would anyone fold to a push? or would people raise more on the river in the 1st place?

If I call the turn looking for the gutterball, I'm going to make them pay on the river if I hit. I like your raise to $55, but I'd raise it higher if I thought there was interest.

[quote name='mtdesmoines' post='2342544' date='Monday, December 31st, 2007, 3:37 PM'][quote name='Royal_Tour' post='2342539' date='Monday, December 31st, 2007, 3:32 PM']

If I call the turn looking for the gutterball, I'm going to make them pay on the river if I hit. I like your raise to $55, but I'd raise it higher if I thought there was interest.[/quote]

the gutterball was a bonus out.

i had FD outs + inside draw, + position if it checked through on a brick

Hmm. Completely whiffed on the flush draw at the turn.

I shift gears about three times a night when I play (not that ANYONE notices in the $1/$2 game), but if I'm in aggressive mode, I really push that turn hard, especially since there was little interest in the flop. If someone wakes up hard on the turn, I know my draws could be dead. But yeah, if I'm picking up these draws on the turn, I want to cash in on their FE or get paid. I still think that while the flop is a critical street for information, the turn is HE's most critical street for action.

i play it the same on all streets and hope to get raised by trips. i like the raise to $55

Yeah, it's a good spot for a value raise. I would expect to get paid off by a random Kx here. Let's just hope he doesn't push and you get stacked with kings full. Buy that possibility still wouldn't keep me from raising.

I agree.

And I agree with the way the hand was played.