Gotta be a better way to play this.

[Hawkeye27]

Horrible kicker, tons of overcards. Do I bet out? Checkraise a LP bet? Or just call a small bet and see what the turn brings? If so, bet any undercard?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter

UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t720)
MP1 (t2085)
MP2 (t770)
MP3 (t800)
CO (t470)
Button (t770)
Hero (t785)
BB (t800)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t15, MP1 calls t15, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Button calls t15, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t75) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t15</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t15, Button calls t15, Hero calls t15.

Turn: (t135) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, Button checks.

River: (t135) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: t135

[Hawkeye27]

nm

[Voltron87]

I would play it like you did. If I have 29 I not betting anything unless I have two pair or trips.

I really don't see anything wrong with how the hand developed, you don't want any action at all.

[slydeni]

I woulda tried a bet on the flop here of maybe 1/2 the pot or so...maybe like 65-70. You dont get hurt at all and you can get an idea of where you are. And you are getting 3 to 1 on the money on this bet. Yer approach was prolly cool too...just a bit passive for my taste.

Actually seems like another player may have a better 9...but you may have best hand to smaller pp.

gl

sly

[Voltron87]

I'm really not too excited about playing a 92, top pair low kicker, which tons of overcards that stay in... 92 doesn't have a good chance of holding up.

[bigredlemon]

If I were the button, I'd bet the pot and expect to take it down right there. Lots of draws there but I wouldn't expect anyone to call given what you are representing, and what no one else apprently has. +EV in the long run. Agree/disagree?

[USS Gut Shot]

checking this flop 5 way is okay. But when no one bets the flop, I am going to bet the turn. You should get respect since you were the blind and could have been going for a check raise on the flop, or have hit an 8 on the turn.

Normally, you are not going to bet the hand again on the river unless a miracle 9 comes off.

[Hawkeye27]

Check-calling seemed passive to me also, but I really didn't want to commit 60-70 chips to this pot. Calling seemed right because BB only min. bet.

[Hawkeye27]

Are you saying you'd bet the pot on the button after the min. bet and callers?

[lorinda]

Folding preflop seems the clearest improvement here.

I don't see any reason to fold for 15 on the flop though.

Lori