Re: Flopped trip 5\'s, could I get away from it?
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Any advice on how I could have played this differently?
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This isn't the question you're asking, but -- I would not have slow-played flop. My concern with two hearts on the board is that it will get checked around and that you're giving a flush draw a free card, which can't be the right play.
However, in this particular hand, it doesn't make any difference. You hit a set, and you have to play it aggressively. You want to maximize the chips in the pot. Sure, there's a possibility of an over-set. Alternately, another heart could have come down and you'd have been beaten by the flush. However, you have to figure that your set is the best hand in an overwhelming number of cases. You just can't wait for the nuts.
Unfortunately, the Poker Gods weren't with you in this hand, and you were destined to lose most of your stack.
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