Too aggresive?
 

Was I too aggresive with my turn bet? I fealt like my opponent was pretty weak and that I had a lot of fold equity. Does my over-bet make it look too much like a draw?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed) converter

BB ($154.45)
Hero ($293.67)
MP ($51.5)
villain ($68.25)
SB ($311.5)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.5.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $5</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, villain calls $5, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: ($11.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $11</font>, villain calls $11.

Turn: ($33.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $53</font>, villain calls $52.25 (All-In).

Re: Too aggresive?
 

bumpity bump

Re: Too aggresive?
 

I think this is fine. C/R would've been alright too.

Re: Too aggresive?
 

A "normal" pot sized raise would be $30 or so. Since he has only $52 left, I like the push on the turn semibluff. If he calls, which you suspect he wont, you most likely still have 15 outs. I like the play.

Would you also push in this position with a made hand instead of a draw? I would. So, no I dont think the size of the bet gives away that you are on a draw.

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Given the passive play of most players at this level, I feel that there's a reasonable chance that in addition to his A, 9 and [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] outs, a K or Q could win the hand for him, so it's more likely that he has 21 outs. I think this hand was all in all well played.

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I like it

Re: Too aggresive?
 

Thanks for the responses guys... Villain had J9 and was quite a bit ahead of me on the turn, although there is no way he could have known this. River came 9d giving me the flush.

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What were the suits of his J9? I think you were probably a CF.

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He had offsuit 97, no diamonds. What is a CF?

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He had offsuit 97, no diamonds. What is a CF?

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I would assume he means close favorite