weak play?

[dfscott]

I felt really lost in this hand. I think this is where my lack of NL experience kills me. I felt like I was being trapped the whole way, but I wasn't gutsy enough to bet bigger.

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saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>

UTG (t1270)
Button (t4200)
<font color="C00000">SB (t2500)</font>
<font color="C00000">Hero (t5530)</font>

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks,

Flop: (t400) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t400</font>, SB calls t400.

Turn: (t1200) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t600</font>, SB calls t600.

River: (t2400) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t600</font>, SB calls t600.

Final Pot: t3600
<font color="green">Main Pot: t3600 (t3600), between SB and Hero.</font>

[Hood]

If you feel you are getting trapped, check it down. The pot is small, and you've got loads of time to pick a better spot.

I think the problem with betting less than the pot on the turn is you're not making him pay to draw. Personally, I'd push all-in on the turn. TPBK is a great hand down to 4, and you're the big stack and push him around. On the turn he's down to about 2000 chips, so with 1200 in the pot if he re-raises all-in you're committed and are going to call. Pushing in 4000 chips here I think gives you a lot of fold equity /images/graemlins/smile.gif