Comments on the Hand please

[Anksa]

PokerStars Game #84868163: Hold'em Limit ($1/$2) - 2003/07/25 - 01:27:24 (EST)
Table 'Hamal' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Botched007 ($49 in chips)
Seat 2: t.andy75 ($20.50 in chips)
Seat 3: mirri ($31.75 in chips)
Seat 4: warlike ($53.75 in chips)
Seat 5: Diogenes ($27.75 in chips)
Seat 6: maelstrom ($53.75 in chips)
Seat 7: technologic ($51.50 in chips)
Seat 8: bryan24 ($43.75 in chips)
Seat 9: marl_1122 ($11.50 in chips)
Seat 10: Anksa ($58 in chips)
marl_1122: posts small blind $0.50
Anksa: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Anksa [Kc Qd]
Botched007: folds
t.andy75: calls $1
mirri: folds
warlike: folds
Diogenes: calls $1
maelstrom: calls $1
technologic: folds
bryan24: calls $1
marl_1122: folds
Anksa: checks
*** FLOP *** [Td 4s 6c]
Anksa: checks
t.andy75: checks
Diogenes: checks
maelstrom: checks
bryan24: checks
*** TURN *** [Td 4s 6c] [9d]
Anksa: bets $2
t.andy75: calls $2
Diogenes: calls $2
maelstrom: folds
bryan24: folds
*** RIVER *** [Td 4s 6c 9d] [Jd]
Anksa: bets $2
t.andy75: folds
Diogenes: raises $2 to $4
Anksa: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Diogenes: shows [Kd 3d] (a flush, King high)
Anksa: mucks hand
Diogenes collected $18.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $19.50 | Rake $0.75
Board [Td 4s 6c 9d Jd]
Seat 1: Botched007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: t.andy75 folded on the River
Seat 3: mirri folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: warlike folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Diogenes showed [Kd 3d] and won ($18.75) with a flush, King high
Seat 6: maelstrom folded on the Turn
Seat 7: technologic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: bryan24 (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 9: marl_1122 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 10: Anksa (big blind) mucked [Kc Qd] - a straight, Nine to King


Let me know how I could have played this differently and what obvious errors you see in this hand....I was in the BB and dealt the KQ o/s

Thanks

[Mike Gallo]

Please take the time to post the hand. I think most of the posters will find it difficult to read it in the way you posted it.

Michael

[Anksa]

ok, let's see if I can do this....

Typical game....I am in the BB and was dealt the KQ offsuit.


Preflop:
EP Player limps in ....2 Mp players limp in....button calls ...i check with the KQ.....I am thinking raising here against 4 limpers is not a agood play with KQ

Flop comes T - 4 - 6 Rainbow......I decide to check ...one of these 4 limpers probably has a pair also I am not sure if leading out with 2 overcards against 4 opponents is a good play (in hindsight maybe i should have bet here?) ......flop goes check all round....nobody limped in with a pocket pair?

Turn brings the 9 of daimonds.....setting up the flush draw.

I come out betting.....hoping to get a play from the flush draw and maybe somebody picked up a straight draw....since i picked up a gutshot to the nut straight with two overcards...i probably have 8 outs here (10 if no one has pocket daimonds). The EP limper calls as well as one of the MP players.....(no raise....so far so good)......(In hindsight....should I have checked it again hoping an agressive player will now bet a draw or a pocket pair so I can raise as a semi bluff...??)

River brings the J of daimonds....putting the flush on the board and giving me the nut str8......I come out betting...this was probably a dumb move?...got raised...knew the flush was out but called anyway for the small chance that the rasier might have made a lower str8.

I think I made a lot of debateable plays... and would like to know how you all would have played it.

[CrackerZack]

Play seems fine. he picked up the draw on the turn so wasn't folding to your semibluff so there is little else you can do. I'd probably 3-bet the river though.

[TBone]

According to HEPFAP...

"Overcards frequently should be bet, (on the flop) especially if you have back door flush potential, unless you think a reasonable chance exists that if you catch your card, you still won't win."

You had two overcards with a back door straight possibility. A bet on the flop "might have" knocked the diamond flush out since only one diamond hit, and his king has a very weak kicker.

T

[rkiray]

You played it fine. Things like this just happen sometimes. I probably would have played it the way you did, or if the raiser was very loose (if this was one of those crazy LL games) I might even consider popping it one more time.

[Mike Gallo]

Anksa,

You might want to check call the river if you put someone on the backdoor flush draw. I also would have bet the river in that spot. I also might have bet the flop.

I think you played the hand ok. Dont let the results sway your way of thinking.

Michael