As always I am interested in your thoughts on my thought process.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 8 handed)
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SB ($701.10)
Hero ($615.15)
UTG ($359.65)
UTG+1 ($253)
MP1 ($600.75)
MP2 ($600)
CO ($107)
Button ($591)
Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $3.
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6 folds</font>, SB (poster) completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $18</font>, SB calls $12.
Flop: ($36) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $35</font>, Hero calls $35.
Flop: I am probably ahead. But I really don't want to face an all-in reraise from a hand that is likely to spades but could be a deuce. Also if he is on a total steal, calling is better for me than raising. So I call.
Turn: ($106) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $70</font>, Hero calls $70.
Turn: I am still probably ahead. I still don't want to get put to the test with an all in reraise, so I call.
River: ($246) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.
River: His check suggests that his most likely hand is busted spades. If so, it doesn't matter if I check or bet.
But with all the strength he has shown on the flop and turn, it is also possible that he has a big hand and is trapping, looking for the check raise. Also he may manage to fold a hand like a seven if I bet, since I showed a lot of strength by calling twice.
So I check.
Final Pot: $246