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[TheLance]

I'm particularly interested in thoughts on my turn slowplay...

Paradise Poker 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
Hero calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (7 SB) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB calls, Hero calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Button folds.

Turn: (6.50 BB) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB calls, Hero calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls.

River: (11.50 BB) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, SB calls, BB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">MP3 caps</font>, SB folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 22.50 BB

[toss]

Slowplaying is overrated. At microlimits straightforward betting is usually the best play.

[kenberman]

I think it worked out for you here, but did you have any reason to believe MP1/3 would go crazy on the river?