The Villain was quick to bet if checked to, and called most bets on the flop/turn/quite a few rivers with king high. He wasn't prone to reraise without an extremely strong hand. I chose to raise the turn to go for a free showdown on most rivers.
To toybux, you are entirely correct in that considering his holding on the turn, we were exactly 50/50 in this hand. With the dead money in the pot and the possibility of making a straight/straight flush, I see no problem continuing, even if it could get very dicey.
SiteX No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed)
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SB ($99.00)
BB ($20.00)
UTG ($22.60)
MP ($139.00)
CO ($106.13)
Hero ($110.80)
Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.5.
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1 fold</font>, MP calls $1, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, Hero calls $1, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, BB checks.
Flop: ($3.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets $1</font>, Hero calls $1, BB folds.
Turn: ($5.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP bets $8</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $16</font>, MP calls $8.
River: ($37.50) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP checks, Hero ????
The Villain did NOT ever check-raise. I.e., he check-called an ace high board with JJ and then led $19 into a $10 pot when he hit a very transparent one-card straight on the river.
He also isnt necessarily afraid of one card flushes as he called a river bluff by me on a 3s 4s 8x Ts Js board with Jd 5d.
Any value in betting? It's only the 4th nut flush but against a villain who doesn't check-raise, yet would probably lead with a queen-high flush. I honestly think the only hand that beats me that he checks here is one with the J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
He'd also pay me off with a lower one, and most two pair/set combinations.