Hand from PP Super

#Game No : 2638045327
***** Hand History for Game 2638045327 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:15369667 Level:5 Blinds (50/100) - Thursday, September 01, 23:42:12 EDT 2005
Table Super Thursday(444752) Table #32 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: daheckler ( $836 )
Seat 2: DwnTheMiddle ( $749 )
Seat 3: JohnnyBax ( $1940 )
Seat 6: ZMAN01 ( $2043 )
Seat 7: hUrLy726 ( $2420 )
Seat 8: OMFG__UFB ( $1435 )
Seat 9: lordyankee ( $3009 )
Seat 10: Unclewrg ( $2683 )
Seat 5: cinbad2 ( $2040 )
Seat 4: Dezperado ( $2885 )
Trny:15369667 Level:5
Blinds (50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hUrLy726 [ 7d 7s ]
ZMAN01 folds.
hUrLy726 calls [100].
OMFG__UFB folds.
lordyankee raises [300].
Unclewrg folds.
daheckler folds.
DwnTheMiddle folds.
JohnnyBax folds.
Dezperado folds.
cinbad2 calls [200].
hUrLy726 calls [200].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6h, 9s, 8h ]
>You have options at Multi-Table(444512) Table #47 Table!.
cinbad2 bets [300].
Your time bank will become active in less than 20 seconds. If you do not want it to be used, please act now.
hUrLy726 will be using his time bank for this hand.
hUrLy726 raises [750].
lordyankee folds.
cinbad2 calls [450].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2s ]
cinbad2 bets [300].
Your time bank will become active in less than 20 seconds. If you do not want it to be used, please act now.
hUrLy726 calls [300].
** Dealing River ** [ Th ]
cinbad2 is all-In [690]
hUrLy726 calls [690].
cinbad2 shows [ 9d, Ah ] a pair of nines.
hUrLy726 shows [ 7d, 7s ] a straight, six to ten.
hUrLy726 wins 4430 chips from the main pot with a straight, six to ten.


Here’s my thinking…

On the Flop, cinbad2 (is first to act) bets 300 so I put him on top pair, and here I decided to raise him to 750 to see where both cinbad2 and lordyankee stand. I also knew if either lordyankee pushed over the top of both of us that he had an over pair, but he folds. Now on the turn I was going to push, if cinbad2 checks and try to represent a set, but instead he bets 300 leaving him only with 600 chips. Here, I couldn’t push over top of him because he would obviously call with his top pair. So, I only call here and hope to hit my set or open-ended straight draw, if not fold on the river leaving me with 1,300 chips and move onto the next hand.

Any thoughts on how to play this differently…

hurly726

[Lloyd]

Welcome to the forum. Please note #4 in the rules. It's a real challenge to read through a bunch of raw hand histories. If you can't get the converter to work then just give us the important details.

[KramerTM]

I liked your raise on the flop (might even do a min-raise here, because I feel it is just as effective and saves chips in the long-run), but I thought you were doing this for a free card on the turn. I don't like the idea of pushing on the turn if checked to. You should check behind and hope to hit your straight or set cheaply.