99 in EP

stabn · #1 12-05-2004, 03:40 PM

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, Hero raises, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, MP1 raises, SB calls, BB folds, Hero 3-bets, MP1 caps, SB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (9 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets, Hero calls.

River: (11 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets, Hero raises, MP1 3-bets, Hero caps, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 19 BB
Main Pot: 19 BB, between Hero and MP1. > Pot won by MP1 (19 BB).

Results in white below: 
Hero has 9d 9h (four of a kind, nines).
MP1 has Ac Jc (straight flush, queen high).
Outcome: MP1 wins 19 BB. 

Regardless of the results, with the board this draw heavy on the flop should i have check raised instead of betting out on the flop? On the turn only a straight flush is beating me and i decided to call instead of check raise or bet out(i don't want to lose him if he has the straight or is drawing to it). I was thinking i could make up any bets on the river that i'm losing on the turn, and quad nines is too good to risk having him fold.

Obviously I usually like the river here, now the lone Ac is going to go to war with me. In this case it didn't work out, but i can't think of any reason to not go 4 bets here. I'll admit this is a bit of a bad beat post, but just want to see if anyone thinks i could have gotten more bets in for those times i'm winning this, which is a lot more often than i'm losing it (on the turn and river anyway).