Too cautious? Pair and flush draw meets turn raise

jtr · #1 10-20-2004, 10:02 PM

Hi, all.

The table in this hand is typical Party 2/4; the villain (button) seems to be a good player with sensible pre- and post-flop aggression, just a little loose preflop. My questions are really about whether I was too much of a wuss on the turn and river.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $2.
UTG calls, Hero calls, 1 fold, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO (poster) checks, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (8 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (8 players)
SB bets, BB calls, UTG calls, Hero raises, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

I think I played this in a standard way preflop and on the flop.

Turn: (11 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (7 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Button raises, SB folds, BB calls, UTG folds, Hero calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls.

On the turn my flush draw arrives and with so many people still in the hand it seems worth betting for value. I'm happy with the results, I get raised which I don't mind but I don't reraise -- is this a mistake? I didn't want to put pressure on the remaining two callers (MP2 and MP3) to fold. Also I figure my equity right now is only about 20% as my pair of 8s are no good any more, so a reraise for value is not on.

River: (21 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks, Button bets, BB calls, Hero calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds.

Then on the river I am saved (or am I?) by an ace and make 2 pair. I considered playing the river aggressively but was concerned that the guy had a set or had exactly AQ. Weak tight thinking?

Final Pot: 24 BB
Main Pot: 24 BB, between Button, BB and Hero.