Two Pocket Kings

[KDawgCometh]

utg+1 is LAP. The river raise really surprised me

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Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 3-bets</font>, MP2 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (9.75 BB) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls.

River: (12.75 BB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP2 folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 16.75 BB



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Preflop: Hero is SB with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif. CO posts a blind of $1.
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, CO (poster) checks, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG calls, CO calls.

Flop: (7 SB) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, CO calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, CO calls.

River: (8 BB) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 12 BB

CO is tightpassive, he has posted but was tight passive before he sat out. I feel that a checkcall on the river might've been best

[jaxUp]

Both hands look good. You could have maybe capped the flop in hand 1, but 3 bets is fine too.

[Iron Tigran]

Interestingly, both boards have the same rank of cards when all is said and done. Both times four to a straight made it on the river, though in the second hand a flush made it as well.

Is it weak-tight to check both of these rivers? Not saying check-fold, just not bet out. Especially the second one, as two draws made it, and the villains were all passive throughout the entire hand, then UTG+1 c/raises.

I don't think I bet these rivers. I am much more likely to call the raise on hand one than on hand two.

[jaxUp]

I think I see where you're coming from, but both times the draws came backdoor, making them less likely. I still like a bet (especially in hand 1). Hand 2 could maybe be checked through, and I can't blame you for wanting to do so.