shaking off rust part two

[Greg J]

No individual read -- multi tabling :P. I don't have any respect for anyone at this table though.

Paradise Poker 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

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

Flop: (5 SB) T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Greg bets</font>, BB calls, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">CO raises</font>, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">Greg 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB caps</font>, CO calls, Greg calls.

Turn: (8.50 BB) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
Greg checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, CO calls, Greg calls.

River: (11.50 BB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
Greg checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, CO folds, Greg calls.

Final Pot: 13.50 BB

[k000k]

Is there a question? Looks standard / perfectly played to me. You don't need a read here, just put all the $ you can in the middle, your hand is not the stone nutz but it's a hella strong hand.

[jar]

Why slow down? Is it reasonable to fear T6 or T9 here? I'm not saying your play is bad; I'm just a newbie trying to learn.

[Greg J]

[ QUOTE ]
Why slow down? Is it reasonable to fear T6 or T9 here? I'm not saying your play is bad; I'm just a newbie trying to learn.

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No actually I think that is a good question. I post this hand b/c I think i screwed it up. I have not been able to play for about a month, so my game is not what is once was.

I'm thinking it would have been proper to bet the turn and THEN slow down if he raises.

[DrBob]

My reaction is the same as jar's, why slow down? Your input would be especially timely to me, because I just moved up to $0.25/$0.50 at Paradise yesterday, from their $0.10/0.20 game. After a small sample of 150 hands I haven't seen clear differences in play, and I wouldn't have slowed down without a read.

Otherwise, I'd sort of be expecting action from the passives who checked JJ or the like, or a single 6, or a worse 10 much more often than finding BB with 66 or T6.

[Sent]

Yeah I see no reason to slow down just yet, you do have top kicker so no need to worry about that, only T6, which is less likely.

-Sent

[wuwei]

I find it hard to believe he flopped a boat, so I don't slow down till after I've bet the turn and been raised. Then, I probably call down...

And regarding other responses, don't forget 66 as another possible monster under the bed.

[77rules]

I don't get it. You cap it on the flop. You have top set, top kicker. I like check raising the turn, I hate check calling. Yes, you may be up against a T6 or T9, but most of the time you won't be. You should take every opportunity to increase the size of this pot.

[Entity]

Yeah, I agree with everyone else. Checkraise the turn and slow down if he 3-bets.

Rob

[Jaran]

Exactly

-Jaran

[uw_madtown]

Only thing to be really afraid of is 66 here, I'd think... bet out on the turn. If he raises, then you can go into check-call mode.

Although given this is only a .25/.50 table, I might 3-bet the turn if he raises. I'd certainly do it on Party .50/1 tables. But not on 1/2.

- UW