15-30 Online Hand #18 - river check-raise, i did it!

[nykenny]

Online Poker 15/30 Hold'em (6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero TEHero%%%%%8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, SB folds, BB folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (7.66 TEHero#####) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, Button calls.

Turn: (6.83 TEHero*****) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.

River: (8.83 TEHero*****) A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls.

Final Pot: 12.83 TEHero*****

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows 8s 8c (three of a kind, eights).
Button shows Ad Kd (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins 12.83 TEHero*****. </font>

[thatpfunk]

Do you advocate raising preflop with medium PP because you're short handed?
I would prefer calling the raise on the flop and then check raising the turn to get another bet out of him as there are no threatening draws to your set. Things worked out well though.