Standard play?

[Caruso329]

All lines pretty standard here? I'm in the middle of a downswing and I'm trying to evaluate my playing ability.

Texas Hold'em $0.25-$0.50 NL (real money), hand #673,468,163
Table Maracaibo, 22 Feb 2005 03:55 PM
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Seat 1: Ruso329 ($17.05 in chips)
Seat 2: Starkodder ($14.55 in chips)
Seat 3: squirlynuts ($21.95 in chips)
Seat 4: Quad0000 ($10.05 in chips)
Seat 5: ilzdomain ($17.10 in chips)
Seat 6: hellmaniac ($25 in chips)
Seat 7: King-Arne ($34.50 in chips)
Seat 8: TurkishJ ($32.30 in chips)
Seat 9: Per J ($5.45 in chips)
Seat 10: BlufAlotNorm ($37.20 in chips)

Hero is BB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].

ANTES/BLINDS
BlufAlotNorm posts blind ($0.10), Ruso329 posts blind ($0.25).

PRE-FLOP
Starkodder calls $0.25, squirlynuts folds, Quad0000 folds, ilzdomain folds, hellmaniac calls $0.25, King-Arne calls $0.25, TurkishJ calls $0.25, Per J calls $0.25, BlufAlotNorm calls $0.15, Ruso329 checks.

FLOP: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
BlufAlotNorm checks, Ruso329 bets $2, Starkodder calls $2, hellmaniac folds, King-Arne folds, TurkishJ folds, Per J folds, BlufAlotNorm folds.

TURN: J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Ruso329 bets $5, Starkodder calls $5.

RIVER: Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Ruso329 bets $9.80 and is all-in, Starkodder calls $7.30 and is all-in.

[Caruso329]

*bump*

[Tilt]

Ruso, I would have bet more on the turn at this level. 8-10, maybe all-in depending on whether I thought the opponent was really bad. You'll get called so often by weaker hands and draws that its worth it. Get your money in while you are ahead.

[parttimepro]

Pretty standard line with a set. Some might check/call the river to elicit a bluff, but I think 2 pair hands will call you down enough here that a push is correct.

[Caruso329]

Pot is only $5.75 on the turn. Why would you push and scare off a flush draw when you're still more than likely ahead? That's why I put in a pot sized bet on the turn and waited to push until the river. Could you explain to me a little more about why I should push the turn? Stack sizes?

[joewatch]

This is why you push on the turn:

You have the best hand, but you can get outdrawn by a flush draw or a straight draw. So you want to try to push those hands out, or make them pay the maximum to draw out on you. If you only make a small bet/raise, when they do not make their draw on their river, they aren't going to pay you off. Win the pot or get their money in now.

[xorbie]

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This is why you push on the turn:

You have the best hand, but you can get outdrawn by a flush draw or a straight draw. So you want to try to push those hands out, or make them pay the maximum to draw out on you. If you only make a small bet/raise, when they do not make their draw on their river, they aren't going to pay you off. Win the pot or get their money in now.

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What straight draw? Someone is calling two pot size bets with a runner runner straight draw? Matter of fact, someone calling two pot size bets with anything but pair + nut flush draw you want to stay in, because they have less outs.

You don't want to get people to fold, you want them to call with the wrong odds.

[TheWorstPlayer]

Standard.

[Caruso329]

Thanks guys for the comments. Hero ended up winning with three twos against A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. I'm just trying to make sure I'm playing optimally, so I want to examine all parts of my game.