($22): First hand, top pair on monotone board.

[xJMPx]

I think my biggest weakness right now is getting pushed off hands a little too easily and not value betting my hand enough. Is this way too passive? My thinking is, I don’t like my kicker to begin with and some people will slow play a made flush here. Knowing how much people love their suited cards, it’s always possible here.

My plan was to check it down and call a small bet on the river if no fourth club came.

PartyPoker - NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Tournament | Level: 1 - 10 players (Converter: PGC)

Chip Counts:
Button: 800 Chips
<font color="red">Hero: 800 Chips</font>
BB: 800 Chips
UTG: 800 Chips
UTG+1: 800 Chips
MP1: 800 Chips
MP2: 800 Chips
MP3: 800 Chips
LP1: 800 Chips
CO: 800 Chips

Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Blinds are 10/15

PreFlop
<font color="green">UTG Calls</font>, <font color="blue">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="green">MP1 Calls</font>, <font color="green">MP2 Calls</font>, <font color="blue">MP3 folds</font>, <font color="blue">LP1 folds</font>, <font color="blue">CO folds</font>, <font color="blue">Button folds</font>
<font color="green">Hero Calls</font>, <font color="green">BB checks</font>

(5 players) FLOP: 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ( Pot Size: 75 Chips )
<font color="green">Hero checks</font>, <font color="green">BB checks</font>, <font color="green">UTG checks</font>, <font color="green">MP1 checks</font>, <font color="green">MP2 checks</font>

(5 players) TURN: Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ( Pot Size: 75 Chips )
<font color="green">Hero checks</font>, <font color="green">BB checks</font>, <font color="green">UTG checks</font>, <font color="green">MP1 checks</font>, <font color="green">MP2 checks</font>

(5 players) RIVER: K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ( Pot Size: 75 Chips )
<font color="green">Hero checks</font>, <font color="green">BB checks</font>, <font color="red">UTG BETS ($225)</font>, <font color="blue">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="blue">MP2 folds</font>
<font color="blue">Hero folds</font>, <font color="blue">BB folds</font>

Final Pot:300 Chips