Passively played

[Octopus]

UTG+1 is a generally strong player: tight, aggressive, and tricky. Yesterday, he raised pre-flop (I 3-bet) and check-raised to trap two players with what turned out to be a small flush draw. The pre-flop raise on that hand was not normal for him, but the check-raise was. More than that, he noticed the time I took to think about his play.

Button is less familiar to me, but is quite passive and reasonably tight pre-flop. My only other note on him reads "does not push monsters enough".

On to today's hand:

UTG+1 limps, Hero raises with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] in MP2, button cold-calls and UTG+1 calls. Three to the flop for 7.5SB.

Flop is A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. UTG+1 checks, I bet, button calls and UTG+1 check-raises. If he had an ace he would be more likely to have waited, so I think there is a fairly good chance he is on a draw here (or just suspects my hand and is trying to push me off of it). On the other hand, button is a worry.

Raise or call? I called, as did button.

Turn is 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and UTG+1 checks. I hate to give villain (either one) a free card, but I am still scared of button. Plus UTG+1 is tricky enough to play an ace this way, AND is tricky enough to checkraise semi-bluff here.

Bet or check? I checked and button checked behind.

River is Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and UTG+1 bets out. Raise or call? I figured that neither villain would call a raise with a beaten hand, so I just called.

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