How do you play trips on the flop .... interesting hand

RichSaneSwindler · #1 06-27-2004, 06:22 PM

One of the most frustrating things in the world is losing when you have trisp get beat and its happened to me a lot lately. A lot.

Basically, people are drawing to inside straights and then busting me when they hit (and they have hit a lot lately). So, my judgement is skewed. One school of thought would be that if you are up against a player who is likely to draw to an inside straight, bet big to shut him out. Of course, this seems paranoid because over the long haul as long as you can prevent yourself from calling that big bet when they hit you win. Problem with this is that then you have to fold to every scare card from here to eternity.

Consider this hand. It was just inconceivable to me that I would lose this hand. What would you have done. Advice is most welcome.

-RSS

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saw flop|saw showdown

Button ($$264.05)
SB ($$208.85)
BB ($$60.05)
UTG ($$129.25)
Hero ($$250.95)
MP2 ($$139)
CO ($$146.25)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to $7, 3 folds, SB calls $6, 1 fold,

Flop: ($16) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $15, SB calls $15.

Turn: ($46) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $25, SB raises to $50, Hero calls $25.

River: ($146) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets $60, Hero calls $60.

Final Pot: $266
Main Pot: $266, between SB and Hero. > Pot won by SB ($266).

Results in white below: 
SB shows Ts Js (straight, king high).
Hero shows Qh Qs (three of a kind, queens).
Outcome: SB wins $266.