K9s, big pot

[Trix]

CO is lag and bad, stats were probably something like 50/25.
MP was loose and passive mostly. like 50 vpip.
BB was loose-passive aswell.

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Preflop: Hero is SB with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, BB calls, MP calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, MP checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero calls, BB calls, MP calls.

Turn: (6 BB) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises</font>, CO calls, Hero calls, BB calls.

River: (14 BB) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises</font>, CO calls, Hero calls, BB calls.

Final Pot: 22 BB

[27offsooot]

Every street seems pretty debateble.
Given the read, PF seems fine

Flop:
bet-call or check call both are good on the flop. If u didn't have the nut flush draw and/or the field was decent, i would lean more toward c/c, but here i think b/c is slightly better. But i think it's very marginal.

Turn:
I don't like the turn bet as i don't think u're ahead after everybody calls the flop. Also, u may have up to 14 outs, making this a marginal value bet, but with some of your outs being questionable, and the likelihood that at least one player drops out, i don't think this is for value. Prefer c/c.

River:
After LP MP raises the turn, do u think that the 9 really helped u out? Given how dangerous that board is and the fact that MP raised despite this and the PFR, i don't think middle pair is worth two bets on the river. But i don't fold, so i c/c. If only one bet went in on the turn, then i think b/c is good on the river.

[TStoneMBD]

i like to lead the flop here, but checkcalling is ok too. the nice thing about leading the flop is that it really says "hey i have an ace" so you pick up alot of fold equity from smaller pairs with a turn follow through bet or right on the flop.

after the king brings the turn i really dont like the donkbet. you cant fold to a raise and all you are really doing is paying 2 bets to catch a river. you have no fold equity with a bet, so all that its really for is value and your value on that bet should be negative, not positive as someone will have an ace or better more often than not.

[Trix]

Thought the turnbet would give me enough info to fold the river if I got raised. Otherwise I think I probably have to showdown my K or ?

I agree that the riverbet was kinda stupid as MP is pretty much garantied to bet again and I cant fold to a raise.

Dont think betting would give me much folding equity, but perhaps I should have done it for value anyway.

[Victor]

i dont like the turn. your hand is not likely best here so betting into 3 players with an ace on board seems dangerous.

[marsvolta619]

A loose-passive player is not loose passing along. Most likely on the turn you were dead to your flush outs and that 9 only cost you more money. I would get to showdown as cheap as possible