Party $11: Poorly played straight in level 1

Jackrabbit Slim · #1 09-29-2005, 05:39 AM

As it turns out, I simply don't know how to play poker and I had a bad feeling the entire hand. I get my open ended straight draw on the flop, but it's the ass end and there's a flush draw out so I'd be pretty happy if someone bet their ace heavily here and I could just fold. Instead, my evil foes decide to give me great odds so I call the measly 25 and hit my straight on the turn. I don't feel that confident that my hand is even best right now since QJ is a very common limping hand and as an added bonus there are now two flush draws out. I have to bet here to see where I stand, but I believe this is the first big error, my 100 bet seems too small?

So I get not one but two callers, fantastic. I guess the J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] would be the worst possible river card, but the J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] is a pretty close second. Should I just check/fold this now or take another stab?

Maybe I should just stop completing with hands like this in the SB since I'm having so much troubles with post flop play?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter

MP3 (t1135)
CO (t645)
Button (t2065)
Hero (t785)
BB (t745)
UTG (t355)
UTG+1 (t690)
MP1 (t675)
MP2 (t905)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls t15, 1 fold, MP3 calls t15, CO calls t15, Button calls t15, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t90) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (6 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP1 bets t25, MP3 calls t25, CO calls t25, Button folds, Hero calls t25, BB folds.

Turn: (t190) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets t100, MP1 calls t100, MP3 folds, CO calls t100.

River: (t490) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero throws up in his mouth and does?