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For those of u that are interested in this sort of exercise...

2 questions: (i) Would u have played my hand differently
                  (ii) What do you think the other player held?

***** Hand History for Game 2686827549 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, September 10, 07:47:22 EDT 2005
Table Table  48742 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: dmdoty72 ( $0 )
Seat 3: RullKebab ( $337.67 )
Seat 4: snoopy1239 ( $282.90 )
Seat 2: ILDUCE444 ( $347.90 )
Seat 6: stuDOG555 ( $219.70 )
Seat 5: LadyCabDrive ( $198 )
RullKebab posts small blind [$1].
snoopy1239 posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to snoopy1239 [  9c 9h ]
LadyCabDrive folds.
stuDOG555 raises [$7].
ILDUCE444 folds.
dmdoty72: christ i cant win a hand on here anymore
RullKebab raises [$14].
snoopy1239 calls [$13].
dmdoty72: oh well ile feed yall agaoin next weekend
stuDOG555 calls [$8].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7d, 8h, 6c ]
RullKebab checks.
dmdoty72 has left the table.
snoopy1239 bets [$20].
stuDOG555 folds.
RullKebab calls [$20].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3c ]
RullKebab checks.
r_pin2 has joined the table.
snoopy1239 checks.
** Dealing River ** [ Th ]
RullKebab bets [$100].
snoopy1239 raises [$200].
RullKebab folds.
snoopy1239 does not show cards.
snoopy1239 wins $383

i think he had 2 overcards AK maybe, he checked the flop (didn't hit) but flat calls your bet (fishing), checked turn gives him the chance to steal at the end.
I love to bet the flop and check the turn, attracts a lot of bluffs on the river ;D

Would you say that I played the hand incorrectly. I'm undecided?

it depends on the way you look at it, you gave him a free card to hit an overpair which is not really a good thing cuz even though it wouldn't have cost you anymore money it could have lost what you already put in.
Though by giving the free card you gamble on him missing and give yourself the oportunity for a value bet or in this case a bluff on the river. The thing is if you didn't hit the river you couldn't have called his bet.
Personally i'd have bet the turn too, either win it there or find out if he has an overpair.

The problem is, I didn't put him on AK until the river bet.

He reraised before the flop, so I thought he may have had the overpair and was scared of the dangerous flop. - hence the flatcall. I bet half the pot because I thought he would fold the AK. - maybe should have bet a little more to stop him fishing. When he did call, I put him on either the overpair or a trapping play with trips. I therefore didn't fancy the bet on the turn. The hands I put him on may easily have reraised me and I would have lost the chance of a free card. When he bet the river, I decided to reraise (he wouldn't have had 9J) and hope that he had a set. The fact that he folded for the minimum raise probably means that he had AK. - but this wasn't the hand I put him on at the turn. - If I had, I would have, like you suggested, bet about half the pot again so he has to pay a decent amount to fish.

I think that's a beautifuly played hand. my first reaction was AK too.

I guess he would probably bet the flop with an overpair, even with 2 players behind him. He may have hit a set, but now I think about it, the chances that he would have a pocket pair like that after reraising preflop is quite slim.

The question is? Do I want to keep him in by betting half the pot on the flop, or should I bet more to get rid of his AK?

Hey snoop, have you seen the barclays advert with Steve Bruce gargling "road to amerillo"?
Absolute classic, but most just won't get the joke ;D ;D

Caught the end of it today. Thought it was Bruce, but wasn't convinced.

Could you describe the advert?

I'm not a bluenose by the way.

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/blues/tm_objectid=15944999&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=blues-boss-lands-tv-ad-role-name_page.html

I'm amazed he bets $100 on river then folds for $100 more...glad I dont play NLHE for cash as I don't understand that bet at all ??? I like your min reraise though.

I can only imagine he had AK. Would he really fold a set?

Ah. I see. Firm but fair.  ;D