50NL: Trips on scary board

[soah]

You represented absolutely nothing. SB would be correct to block/value bet a wide range of hands on the end, which is exactly what he did. Saying that $15 just seems like too much to call sounds like scared poker.

[mikeyp]

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I seriously thought that he had a flush. The last bunch of hands he had been playing dumb suited cards and calling bets to try and catch. I figured that calling was a bad move, but I was obviously not correct in folding.

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Don't outthink yourself. Price is too good to fold a set here.

Especially when you check the turn.

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I think one of my worst traits is giving people too much credit.

[Publos Nemesis]

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I think one of my worst traits is giving people too much credit.

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Lol, it's ok to have a fear of monsters under the bed, but that shouldn't stop you from calling down. Monsters under the bed is what prevents you from reraising.

[mikeyp]

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Morrek is correct. Bet about $10 or $15 on the turn & see what happens. After you check the turn, you put yourself in a guessing game on the river. Is he betting because he's got something or because you invited him to take the pot from you.

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I know that I should have bet on the turn but I got gunshy.

[mikeyp]

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You represented absolutely nothing. SB would be correct to block/value bet a wide range of hands on the end, which is exactly what he did. Saying that $15 just seems like too much to call sounds like scared poker.

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In his situation I probably would have done the same thing with how I acted on the turn.

[Homesig]

Raise the turn 12-15 like everyone said and check behind the river. You can't just assume he's on a flush draw because of his call. He is just another donk who slowplays two pair on the flop. You need to call river I am sure you will see a weaker king more times than the flush.

I think I would have reraised the flop here. That's where the weakness begins. What hands does villain have at this point that beat us...make a raise that makes it incorrect for him to draw to the flush. When that scare card comes and he has nothing, you won't see that river bet since he'll think YOU have the flush draw.

[soah]

You're not allowed to raise your own bet.

I'd raise 99 preflop two off the button.