99 hand.. flopped set

[greg nice]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)

MP1 (t435)
MP2 (t2017)
Hero (t670)
CO (t485)
Button (t810)
SB (t1505)
BB (t853)
UTG (t50)
UTG+1 (t1175)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t30, MP2 folds, Hero calls t30, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">MP1 bets t30</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t100</font>, SB calls t100, BB folds, MP1 folds.

Turn: (t350) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t100</font>, SB calls t100.

River: (t550) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t440 (All-In)</font>, SB calls t440.

Final Pot: t1430


comments?

[Bigwig]

Personally, I raise pre-flop, but limping is obviously good strategy, so nevermind that point.

I'm not sure I like your all-in on the river. I definitely think the SB may be on a draw of some sort, and the Q on the turn is definitely a scare card. Especially since he only called your turn bet, and didn't push. He may have the nut straight.

At that point I check the river, and hope I have the best hand.

[chill888]

I think you bet too little after the flop. You have a great hand but the high card board is scary and there are likely draws out there. Make the price to high for draws to correctly call.

Usually I play a flopped set very hard. If you get beat .. oh well bad luck there's another tourney starting soon.

gl

[greg nice]

thanks guys. great responses that i overlooked in-game. the only reason that the queen didnt scare me is that he checked it even after i came out betting on the flop. if he bet the queen with his made straight he should at least expect a little more action from me.

anyways, i was baffled when he shows down top pair worst kicker: A2.

[Jason Strasser]

Raise a little more on the flop, I'd say to 125. Push the turn. Absolutely no need to get cute here.
-Jason