Coordinated boards. What Im I doing wrong?

[Saint_D]

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I've learned to hate catching 2 pair when I have connectors. 2 pair with J2 is much better. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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You said it! I have learned to hate 2 pair. I have always overplayed them. They are best when you fill them up on the turn. 72o in the bb with 72A on the board can be nice too.



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On to the hand in question.

PF: This is a borderline call IMHO. I would be inclined to toss this hand to a limper. You want to tighten up a lot when you are facing one limper. If you think the limper is weak, raise to isolate. Otherwise fold. Had this been folded to you a limp or a raise are both fine.

Other than a slightly loose PF call, I think you played well. The raise on the flop to protect your hand is nice.

Lets think about the hand from the BB's persective.

Flop: If BB had Q9 then his play is poor. Calling the raise on the flop is OK if he is trying for an overcall from the player behind him. With X[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] X[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] no part of the board, this is an easy fold. (If someone beat you with the flush and was drawing to the runner-runner just smile and hope they play this bad all the time.)

Turn: Every Q9 combination should raise you. The non [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] combinations for protection from the flush and Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] purely for value.

River: Q9o should bet out. If the players are calling stations, call a raise. If they are weak tight, re-raise to get low flushes to drop in fear of the overflush. At .5/1 they are probably calling stations.

If you lost to the strait, just be glad he didn't pop you for another bet on the river. If you lost to the flush, put the villain on your buddy list. He made a ton of mistakes.

-D

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