Flopped trip K

[Farrquaad]

Would you have slowplayed this, or do the 2 diamonds make that a bad idea?

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls.

Flop: (5.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds.

Final Pot: 3.25 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 2.75 BB, won by Hero.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: 0.50 BB, returned to Hero.</font>

[deacsoft]

You could have checked it, but the bet is fine.

[Smasharoo]

The chances of the one other player having the right pair of suited cards is pretty slim even if the board three flushes. I'd slowplay it against one opponent.

[David BB]

If you check the flop here its just too obvius you flopped something good. Bet it and hope for action.

[tardigrade]

From what I've seen on PP .5/1, it's become so customary for people to slowplay any set on the flop and bet out with a bluff that I generally get better results just betting them out with a possible check-raise on the turn if the situtation looks right. In this case, though, with just one player in the pot heads-up with you, I think you could give him one free chance to make a second-best hand or try a bluff. He won't fold for one SB if he has a diamond anyway, but if it checks through and no diamond shows on the turn, then his odds are not good to call the BB you put out. (If the diamond does show on the turn and he made a flush, it's sad, but you couldn't have stopped him, and you saved a SB.)

[Matty]

The bet is good.

[bisonbison]

Just bet it, don't sweat it.

[nwaddell]

it seems that many on party will check/call the flop with a set, even top. and then bet out on the turn. suggestions on combating this (besides flopping a flush or str8)?

[bisonbison]

it seems that many on party will check/call the flop with a set, even top

Um, don't worry about it? Pay attention to who does it, and if they check-raise you on the turn, think.

[bdk3clash]

The best way to disguise the strength of your hand is to bet it. So yeah, bet.