[CWilly]

I agree that a check-raise on the flop would have been a viable option, but had not thought of that at the time.

By leading out on the turn I was able to better gauge the strength of the villain's hand as it is possible that he didnt hit anything on the flop, doesnt have a pair and hence is sitting with just two overs. A call at this point will confirm the fact that I am beat, and i can back off from the hand (as I wasnt initially intending to bet out on the river).

Thanks for replies. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Anyone else have anything to add?