Top pair trickiness
 

Midnight 109

Lost of limping action at this table, villain I had been watching and he hadn't done anything clearly good or bad, though he didn't feel like a great player.

***** Hand History for Game 2543131594 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:14880036 Level:3 Blinds (15/30) - Tuesday, August 16, 00:42:38 EDT 2005
Table Multi-Table(426851) Table #23 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: UTG+1 ( $790 )
Seat 5: Villain( $1548 )
Seat 8: SB ( $982 )
Seat 9: Hero ( $2655 )
Seat 10: UTG ( $1095 )
Seat 3: EP2( $2975 )
Seat 6: CO ( $695 )
Seat 2: EP1( $4170 )
Seat 4: MP1( $565 )
Seat 7: Button ( $1361 )
Trny:14880036 Level:3
Blinds (15/30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 9d Td ]
UTG folds.
UTG+1 calls [30].
EP1 calls [30].
EP2 folds.
MP1 calls [30].
Villain raises [90].
CO folds.
Button folds.
SB folds.
Hero calls [60].
UTG+1 calls [60].
EP1 calls [60].
MP1 calls [60].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9s, 7c, 5s ]
Hero bets [150].
UTG+1 folds.
EP1 folds.
MP1 folds.
Villaincalls [150].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6h ]
Hero checks.
Villain bets [350]
Hero (tanks and) folds.

Flop I like my lead as it weeds out the limpers (they would call with a draw though, then I could bet hard a safe turn) and I was probably mucking to the villain if he raised.

But the turn? Any better line? His bet kinda threw me, would have expected an overpair to raise me on the flop or lead the turn a little weaker. Didn't know what to make of it. Anyone lead the turn? If so, how much and what do you do if called?

I considered calling and check/folding to a river push, but if he's bluffing I expected him to fire the rest. What made my final decision was that I liked my chip position and didnt want to commit to a marginal spot that could knock me down under 1k. If I had 4k I might have just set him in on the turn.

Comments?

Kings

Re: Top pair trickiness
 

I think i'd lead out on the turn for 300 and fold to a raise... i dont know anything about 'blocking bets'.. but would this be a situation for one?

check/fold on the turn seems weak though, so i think either a call, or betting out would be better.