Bellagio 15/30 LHE (9-handed)

Cobalt is CO w/ 9 9 . I'm viewed as somewhat tight. Opponents are mostly loose-passive.

Pre-flop:
2 folds, MP1 calls, 1 fold, MP3 calls, Cobalt raises, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls

Flop (10 SB): T 9 8 (5 players)
4 checks, Cobalt bets, SB calls, 1 fold, MP1 calls, 1 fold

Turn (6.5 BB): 5 (3 players)
2 checks, Cobalt checks

River (6.5 BB): 4 (3 players)
2 checks, Cobalt checks

Final Pot: 6.5 BB


Who said sets are easy to play? Not this session anyway. Part of me wants to bet the turn/river, but I honestly thought that one of them had to have a diamond and would not call me without one.

Any chance you fold a small/medium diamond with a bet?

probably not given the turn check. I like it all cobalt. Start posting Nl hands!

What about betting the turn, taking a free SD UI?

As long as they arent fond of checkraising turns, you should bet the turn i think.

i 2nd that

At this point in the session, I'm feeling a little beat down and gun-shy. I probably irrationally thought the likelihood of a check-raise was extremely high. I decided that I'd fish for my house for free and consider calling a bet on the river.

For the sake of results, I ended up winning the pot. Think each player had some sort of trash pairs.

i might have bet the turn to see if anyone did have a diamond, because they most likely wouldn't call without one. but then again you might just want to check here and call the river. it really depends.
and from the way it sounds these guys dont seem smart enough to raise you with nothing.