A8 clubs in the CO for an opening raise

[KDawgCometh]

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: (5 SB) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

Turn: (3.50 BB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

River: (5.50 BB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB caps</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13.50 BB


THis was sort of a steal raise from the CO here for me, but I also figured I'd have the best hand. The SB is tight, but unimaginative so I think he wouldn't slowplay trip nines on me with ths flop. When I backdoored my flush was I right to go nuts with the raising. I had been really aggressive so I din't know how I should've played it

[zeropotential]

Looks good except for your 3-bet river. Villian isn't going to be betting here unless he's beating you. Just call it down.

[hate]

I disagree, people discount backdoor flushes because they're runner runner, and slowplaying trips and sets is ridiculously common at 1/2. I don't like the 3-bet because I don't want this capped, and the board is paired. I can't decide though, lower flushes will play this aggressively, and an unimaginative trips will too.

[Brain]

I 3bet that river all day every day.

[Shillx]

Super standard. All streets are perfect. He either has clubs or 76 for a straight. if he has 95 or something then more power to the guy. It is impossible to say that his most likely hand is a full house when he check/raises the river. I'd lay 10:1 that he doesn't have a boat after the c/r.

Brad

[Brain]

I finally got to a hand before Brad so I could contribute something useful without looking like I was copying! /images/graemlins/grin.gif