Big Pair, 3 opponents.. Wimpy 6th street check?

[stud7champ]

4th street is a definete bet to drive out as many low hands as you can and ideally get heads up against a hand going only for low.

On 5th street you have nothing but one pair with no possible low draw Your problem with seat 1 is a possible straight draw (4,6),5,7 and low draw
Your problem with Seat 4 is a possible diamond flush or straight draw or high Pair AA,KK(Why is he starting with a 9)
At this stage you are not necessarily a favorite for high and you cannot draw to the low. Also you are in the middle position of two possible raising hands one going for low and one for high. Your best option is what you did crying calls trying to get trips or two pair.

On the river you had no option but to fold. Seat 1 looks to have the low sewn up. And has a possible straight for high.

Seat 4 may have 2 pair ,trips etc and seems to be going for high. If you call seat 1's raise there is chance of seat 4 raising, if seat 4 raises you have probably lost the high and had to pay two etra big bets.

Your fold on 7th is correct. Relooking at 5th street we see in retrospect what the correct play is, which is to check the low hand and not to raise. Instead delay raising to 6th street whan you have made at least 2 pair. Your raise on 5th street is unlikely to chase out one of the hands.

[jon_1van]

not hilo

[zoidswallet]

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Anyone else think Seat 1 is at the wrong table? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Kidding.

[Bartholow]

I don't think the way you played this hand is terrible, but I would strongly consider betting 6th and then checking 7th (unless I made trips). If you get raised by the ace on 6th, you can happily fold IMHO. (If the other guy checkraises 6th you'll have a judgement call. If he could have two smaller pair, keep playing.) Betting 6th prevents a lot of icky situations on 7th (like if you actually make 2 pair, but then there is a bet and call or even bet and raise), and occasionally both opponents will just fold because you could have a flush. If only one opponent folds, you're still somewhat happy, and you'll almost always get the free showdown.