Triple Draw 2-7 hand-button steal

[LA_Price]

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Hand #4255020-5089 at Hampton Beach ($.25/$.50 Triple Draw 2-7)
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Started at 10/Feb/05 22:18:29

lethal6 is at seat 0 with $16.
LA_Price is at seat 1 with $22.10.
branded7 is at seat 3 with $27.90.
flop-e-nutz is at seat 4 with $23.85.
The button is at seat 1.

branded7 posts the small blind of $.10.
flop-e-nutz posts the big blind of $.25.

lethal6: -- -- -- -- --
LA_Price: Ad 4h 2d Jh 8c
branded7: -- -- -- -- --
flop-e-nutz: -- -- -- -- --

First Round:

lethal6 folds. LA_Price raises to $.50. branded7
calls. flop-e-nutz folds.

branded7 takes 2 cards. LA_Price takes 2 cards.

LA_Price: 4h 2d 8c Js Qs
branded7: -- -- -- -- --

Second Round:

branded7 bets $.25. LA_Price calls.

branded7 takes 1 card. LA_Price takes 2 cards.

LA_Price: 4h 2d 8c 3h Td
branded7: -- -- -- -- --

Third Round:

branded7 bets $.50. LA_Price calls.

branded7 takes 1 card. LA_Price stands pat.

LA_Price: 4h 2d 8c 3h Td
branded7: -- -- -- -- --

Final Round:

branded7 checks. LA_Price bets $.50. branded7
calls.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

I think you played it fine though the river is really close. I'm not very sure he'd call with a worse hand unless he suspected you were bluffing and you'll never ever fold a better hand.

[Yads]

Seems fine, it's a thin value bet on the river and I'd probably just check it behind. If he made his hand he's calling you, if he didn't then he's most likely folding.

[BluffTHIS!]

Although I would raise as you did with this hand to steal the blinds, I would not call the his bet after the first draw as the pot was not nearly big enough to draw 2 cards headsup even though you did have position. Obviously you were correct to stand pat after seeing him draw 1, though I agree with the other poster that you should check behind as he was obviously drawing smooth and you could not get called by a worse hand after standing pat after the second draw unless he read you for a snow, and considering the fact you did have something to show down. Had you indeed caught one or two bricks on the second draw and snowed (I would) only then would it be correct to bet post-draw in my opinion.

[jayheaps]

i'd fold after missing on the 1st draw as well.

[Graham]

re; the fold or not after bricking the first draw...sure you missed and are chasing now, but you have position and it's still a cheap round. You can't just give up whenever you're behind and still have a situation where you can gain back a lot of equity those times you catch good.
I'd call and draw smooth; ditching the next, expensive, round if no serious improvement.