My play with kk

This was in the 100$ nl (.50/1 blinds) on pokerstars. I don't know, but I thought about this hand after. My view, now, is that the guy was just lucky, and I played it right. THoughts?

Table Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Villan ($293.75 in chips)
Seat 2: ($227 in chips)
Seat 3: ($21 in chips)
Seat 4: ($176.85 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero($89.20 in chips)
Seat 6: ($99 in chips)
Seat 7: ($99 in chips)
Seat 8: ($40 in chips)
Seat 9: ($142.50 in chips)
posts small blind $0.50
posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kh Ks]
Seat 6 calls $1
Villan: calls $1
Seat 3: calls $1
folds
calls $1
Hero: raises $4 to $5
Seat : calls $5
Seat: calls $4
Seat: calls $4
Seat: calls $4
Seat: calls $4
*** FLOP *** [8d 6h 4h]
checks
: checks
: checks
: checks
Hero: bets $20
: folds
: folds
Villan: calls $20
: folds
: folds
*** TURN *** [8d 6h 4h] [5h]
Villan: checks
Hero: bets $64.20 and is all-in
Villan: calls $64.20
*** RIVER *** [8d 6h 4h 5h] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [9h Qh] (a flush, Queen high)

[theweatherman]

the turn brings in almost any draw in the game. So blindly pushing might not be the best idea in this pot.

[4_2_it]

Raise more preflop. I would have gone to about $12. You want to be heads up against big cards and pocket pairs, not 4 drawing hands.

I would have potted the flop and checked behind on the turn and called any reasonable river bet from villain on a non-heart river. Your turn push is only getting called by hands that beat you so I don't know what you accomplish there.

That turn was the worst possible card, it is highly likely that you are behind. If you are ahead no way a villain with a worse hand calls any bet you make.

[Godfather80]

Check behind on the turn. This push does nothing but fold worse hands. You have 9 outs to the second nut flush which is what you are drawing to at this point. If the river brings no heart, call only a modest bet and fold to a push. If the river brings a heart, see what you can get out of villain.

thanks, excellent advice. I appreciate it! /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[troymclur]

I assume that the villain had the flush?

I don't mind your PF raise, but i woul dhave made it about 6 dollars to go. On the flop, i'm raising a little over the pot, around 30 bucks. Turn push is only getting called by flushes, check behind.

yep, a flush. I see what i did wrong--thanks!