BB hand! 1/2

[Jakob]

Do you guys play it the same way?


Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (4 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (6 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 8 BB

[rafct]

If you bet the turn, you can prevent him from seeing the river for free when he has a flush draw or overcards. Any reads?

exactly the same for me

[toss]

No reads eh?

Your play seems fine. If I had a better kicker I'd want to 3-bet the flop to negate a free card play.

[Jakob]

Sorry.. No reads!

I don't try to pump this hand against an unknown. I probably check/call down unless 2 over cards come on the turn &amp; river (and he keeps betting). [Edit: actually, if it's the first few hands at the table, I call down anyway to learn about the button &amp; get the table to think I'm a turd.] I want to showdown here to learn what the button does &amp; because we have top pair, but I don't want it to be expensive in case button's ahead of us. I'll pump pots when I know more or have a less vulnerable hand.