5/10 flopped flush, curveball on river

[Jonny]

Read on villian: He is the reason I'm at the table. He is a moron, understanding very few concepts of poker. Loose.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 5 handed) converter

MP ($2630.49)
Button ($243.3)
SB ($1042)
Hero ($1805.6)
UTG ($242.6)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $5.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $10, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB (poster) completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($30) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $25</font>, MP calls $25, SB folds.

Turn: ($80) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $75</font>, MP calls $75.

River: ($230) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets $150</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $350</font>, MP calls $200.

Final Pot: $930

[deadmoney98]

I like your line a lot, especially the river check-raise, but I would raise more on the end, probably to 500-600, expecting a call from Q10 or perhaps more likely J9.

[DarreniHH]

Curveball on river?

How about one of the best cards possible on river? That would be a more truthful explanation. You didn't pair the board, you didn't 4 club the board. I see the bet on the river as a reflex bet to your check (as if you missed your draw; nice play by the way, except when he checks too...and he shows a set you could have gotten more $ from..but thats a different story) anyway, i dont think your beat, nice play.

[Jonny]

well obviously if a scare card came on the river, I'd probably throw a blocking bet out there. I thought the c/r on the river was interesting. Most here would probably bet 3/4 pot for value.