River play

[prrthd]

I had just sat down so I didn't have any reads yet. My main concern is how I played the river. Opinions on any street welcome.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, UTG+1 folds.

River: (7.25 BB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 15.25 BB

[TredWel]

I can't place MP2 on two pair or trips before the river, so I can't place MP2 with the boat on the river. He probably improved to trip queens. I'd bet and raise as well.

[JordanIB]

I think the betting on all streets is fine.

While he may have hit the boat on you, his betting prior to the river didn't seem to indicate 2 pair or a set.

To me it looks like he hit trip on his QK

[JordanIB]

Woah...seems like Tred and I had some telepathy thing going on there as we typed responses...

[flair1239]

I think he just made trips.

If he had 2-pair at any point he would have piped up.

I mean would he coldcall PF with Q4? Even QTs would be a questionable PF call (but they will with QTo). I think if he had (2) pair on the flop, he would have challenged you. If he had a set at any time he would have challenged you.

Not saying that you won, but I don't think your 3-bet was out of line.

[JordanIB]

Not sure if others will respond, but I'd be very interested in seeing the results.

One of the few times I feel like I have a good read on the opponent.

[flair1239]

The other possibility is he made his two pair or set on the turn; but read you for a flush and just took one off.

In any case full house or no fullhouse, he had to make quite a few mistakes to get there. I don't see doing anything different than three-betting.

(Even if he cold called with TT, in my opinion he should have been firing away on the flop)

[LowDown22]

I like your play. I agree with the others that it looks like trip Q's. Only possible hand I could see beating you that would play this way is Q9.

[prrthd]

Here are the results, as ugly as they are.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, UTG+1 folds.

River: (7.25 BB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 15.25 BB

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero has Kc Ac (flush, ace high).
MP2 has Qh 9s (full house, queens full of nines).
Outcome: MP2 wins 15.25 BB. </font>