Free card or best hand?
 

Opponent is 30/20. I hate these guys.

also I don't always cap PF.

2 bad decisions in this hand? just 1? played well?

I'm running bad and probably playing bad cause I just moved up so I'm doubting myself blah blah blah etc etc.

Party Poker 10/20 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, SB calls.

Flop: (9 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: (5.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB insta-bets</font>, Hero folds.

Re: Free card or best hand?
 

I fold also as the insta-bet on the river after the checked turn often indicates he was ready to check raise the turn but you thwarted it. I think this is one of the few online tells which is reasonably reliable. I play it the same.

Re: Free card or best hand?
 

Smartly played. At first I thought 'turn bet for sure, folding equity must not be too bad', then I saw the preflop action. He's probably got KK waiting for a turn check-raise.

Either way, I think our folding equity is very slim here. We're better off checking, inducing a bluff when we make our hand, and punishing him.

Re: Free card or best hand?
 

same same. nh

Re: Free card or best hand?
 

whenever I post hands against TAGs I always hope he'll show up and say 'haha that was you, I pwned you with XX here.' never happens though.