A play I am trying lately

[kapw7]

I'm having a lot of fun clearing the bonus at PS especially coming form the pretty tough Prima 3/6 games. So I am experimenting a bit as usual.

A lot of the typical LPs will call a flop with any 2 so it's not productive to try and steal from them. But what when you check the flop and bet the turn? More expensive but bigger success rate. Don't know if it's optimum play but certainly good for mixing up. (It seems to work against TAGs that defend too much as well)

Hand 1
PokerStars 2/4 Hold'em (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is Button with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

Everybody expects a bluff on a paired board so I dont bet now

Turn: (2.25 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>

I expect him to try his luck with a Q or J (or 7) but he checks. Everybody knows that you have to slowplay trips so I bet

Hand 2

PokerStars 2/4 Hold'em (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

The table is tight-ish except for the BB

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

Flop: (4.50 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (2.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>

The pot is too small even for a LP to call with A-high, K-high. He's too passive to raise with anything else than a monster, so for the times he has, say 7 I still can draw to my 6 outs.