playing scared, or playing smart

[mikeyKay]

alright, i feel like i played this hand like a huuuge baby.

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, <font color="CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, SB folds, BB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls.

Flop: (17.50 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button calls.

Turn: (10.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
Hero checks, CO checks, Button checks.

River: (10.25 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
Hero checks, CO checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: 10.25 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 10.25 BB, between CO, Button and Hero.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (10.25 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows Kh Ks (two pair, kings and sixes).
CO shows Tc 8c (two pair, tens and sixes).
Button shows 9h 9d (two pair, nines and sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins 10.25 BB. </font>

[SoCalPat]

I can understand the turn check. You'll only be called (or raised) if you're beaten, and there's no apparent draw out there, so you're not terribly afraid of letting a free card drop.

When the turn is checked around, I think you can bet the river here. The only hand I would be afraid of is KJ, and you have two of the kings, so it's highly unlikely that hand is out there.

You didn't misplay it that badly, but you probably left a bet on the table on the river. Live and learn.

[James282]

When the button doesn't raise the flop, it seems highly unlikely that he has an ace(unless he is the slowplaying type, which would be odd since you capped the flop). Instead it looks like a PP 88-QQ. Moron man in the middle could have an ace that he is afraid to raise, or he could have a baby pocket pair as well..but, given the flop action, I think that you will be called on the turn and river when you are ahead far more than enough to make bets here profitable.
-James