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Thoughts on how I played this hand on each street please...

I have been pretty active winning several pots without a showdown but had to show down air several hands ago, after c/r A high flop on dry board and getting called, leading to me shutting down


PokerStars Game #22563880237: Tournament #123489746, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/12/02 15:41:42 ET
Table '123489746 66' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Kingkenned (3220 in chips)
Seat 2: hansapankas (3593 in chips)
Seat 3: dadaking001 (2900 in chips)
Seat 4: qkn_str (1008 in chips)
Seat 5: ypayfomydope (3215 in chips)
Seat 6: China Pig 22 (3770 in chips)
Seat 7: T_Mar79 (6144 in chips)
Seat 8: WilmaRed (3240 in chips)
Seat 9: PRESTOPOKS (2755 in chips)
dadaking001: posts small blind 25
qkn_str: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to T_Mar79 [Kc Kd]
ypayfomydope: folds
China Pig 22: folds
T_Mar79: raises 100 to 150
WilmaRed: folds
PRESTOPOKS: folds
Kingkenned: folds
hansapankas: calls 150
dadaking001: folds
qkn_str: folds
*** FLOP *** [Kh 8h 4d]
T_Mar79: checks
hansapankas: bets 200
T_Mar79: raises 425 to 625
hansapankas: calls 425
*** TURN *** [Kh 8h 4d] [2c]
T_Mar79: bets 1050
hansapankas: calls 1050
*** RIVER *** [Kh 8h 4d 2c] [Jh]
T_Mar79: checks
hansapankas: bets 1768 and is all-in
T_Mar79: calls 1768

Think I'd probably do the same.

I would just jam the river myself, he sure as hell isn't checking behind a better hand but he may check behind some worse hands. The only draw he can have got there so there aren't many hands that we can induce bluffs from. Lets try and get some value from worst made hands and value shove river.

Rest looks fine.

this

+1

(200 pre) ;D

Yeah river is obv part I was most unsure of.. I thought he might fold a 99/TT type hand if I shoved, but he might turn those hands into a bluff if I checked... not sure about this.. he pobs checks behind as you say

looks fine, i probs bet a little more on the turn though. deffo shove the river.

Longy is right about the river action. Moreover, if you look at the image you're presenting to the table you will see shoving is the best move for this image anyway. You have been an active player and were forced to table air at showdown last time. Most basic players remember this stuff. They know your aggression doesn't necessarily tally with hand strength, so right now they don't believe you. You should want to take advantage of this; so there is very little need to check the flop imo. If you are trading off a LAG image then checking when you hit is a mistake imo. There is every chance you can get the chips in on the flop vs some sheriff type who wont be pushed around. But you can't so much if you check.

Anyway you can transfer the same principle to the river and push there. Checking the river would be a good tactic for a rock vs an aggressive oppo imo, but that is not you at this table. bolt's 200 pre suggestion is ok for you at this table though.

I would lead the flop.

Check Raise seems too strong.

Ya, negative freeroll otherwise.

+ this. Didnt see you check raised the flop. I lead the flop for reason Horneris said.

i lead the flop aswell and check raise turn

Don't c/r anywhere. Just betbetbet