middle pair play

[Rev. Good Will]

OK, to some of you, this may be incredibly standard, but playing middle pairs is something I have been wanting to work on.

So here it is:

(no reads on table, first hand I sat down on)

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (7 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds, CO folds, SB calls.

I thought with all limpers PF, maybe I could squeeze by with middle pair

Turn: (3 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

Still ahead here?

River: (5 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

I got scared here, I figured maybe I was wrong off my assumption on the flop, maybe he had a K with a weak kicker and wanted to call me down, good to save a bet here and get a free showdown?

Final Pot: 5 BB

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[k000k]

Looks ok to me, flop bet kewl. Turn, use position to try to get him to fold. When he doesn't, take the free SD. No prob.

[NAU_Player]

Looks perfectly fine to me. With no reads on the SB I check behind too

[_bustedflush_]

Looks good to me. Betting again here can't be +EV. He's got to be either folding or calling and beating you.

[k000k]

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Betting again here can't be +EV.

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Of course it's not +EV, you only get called by stuff that beats you. You either win nothing, or you lose a bet.

RIVER RULE #1: DO NOT bet a hand that will not win 1/2 the time it is called.