If I played this right, why do I feel like a fish?

BB is 43/24/1.5
Button is 55/5/0.6

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls, Button calls.

Flop: (6 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, Button calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.

River: (10.50 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Button calls, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 12.50 BB

[Chobohoya]

This reminds me of a joke my roommate and I used to make all the time: "I'm going to outplay THIS GUY on THIS HAND." and then whoever said it would laugh and fold.

Playing passively feels bad to HUSHers, at least I know it's a trap I am susceptible to. Being competitive means wanting to win right now, but you can't always.

[Surfbullet]

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This reminds me of a joke my roommate and I used to make all the time: "I'm going to outplay THIS GUY on THIS HAND." and then whoever said it would laugh and fold.

Playing passively feels bad to HUSHers, at least I know it's a trap I am susceptible to. Being competitive means wanting to win right now, but you can't always.

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hahaha...good times. I'm going to be back in Gtown in 2 weeks, gonna see if I can crash Will Spring's home game.

For the hand: I like it. It's a river fold not many are wont to make(that old edMiller-ism of not folding for 1 bet taken too far), but definitely correct.

Surf

[Danenania]

Well played. River makes this one really easy. Are you still folding if your J plays?

[Entity]

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Well played. River makes this one really easy. Are you still folding if your J plays?

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I'm calling if my J plays.

[Lmn55d]

me too. Button could easily have called the flop with Jx with a heart and paired on the river.

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Are you still folding if your J plays?

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Honestly, I'm not sure. I do know that the decision would take about 15 seconds.

[mex78753]

Looks like a very disciplined laydown that I dont make just yet. Did you contimplate folding the turn?

Personally, I think you played it fine.

[imported_Jim C]

He can't fold this turn because he's getting 9.5:1 to try to fill up and wins at least another BB if he does, probably 2. There is also some chance his hand is good.

I personally can't make these folds to these opponents. A 55/25/1.5 guy is capable of raising any Ax on the turn, or even raising garbage to bluff the flush. These people will wait until the turn to raise a 4 sometimes. I think you are ahead here at least 20% of the time. That means calling the river, too.

Overcalling? I don't know... I show it down, though. I want to reduce my WTSD%, but I can't do it with hands like this against opponents like this. Make button a 23/17/2.2 and I like the fold. He's got at least a Q.

J

I don't get why this is a good laydown. We're putting the BB on either hearts or a Q or AK. I don't believe AK given there was no raise preflop and the BB raises a goodly amount. The button's passivity makes it seem unlikely he's a threat to do more than split.

The BB has played it like many will play catching a Ax. Even a 1.5 aggression will raise in the face of a possible flush. Why do we assume we're beat 92% of the time? I would have thought this was an easy call even figuring a split was likely.

Someone educate me...