Player 3: -- --
Player 4: -- --
Player 5: -- --
Player 6: -- --
Player 7: -- --
Player 8: -- --
HERO sb: 9c Tc
bb: -- --
Player 1: -- --
Player 2: -- --

Pre-flop:

Player 1 folds. Player 2 folds. Player 3 folds.
Player 4 folds. Player 5 folds. Player 6
folds. Player 7 folds. Player 8 raises to $.35.
HERO re-raises to $1.15. bb calls.
Player 8 folds.

Flop (board: Ac Jc 8s):

HERO bets $.25. bb raises to $3.40.
HERO calls.

Turn (board: Ac Jc 8s 9h):

HERO checks. bb goes all-in for $.91.
HERO goes all-in for $.34. bb is
returned $.57 (uncalled).

River (board: Ac Jc 8s 9h 6s):

(no action in this round)




Showdown:

bb shows Ah Kh.
bb has Ah Kh Ac Jc 9h: a pair of aces.
HERO shows 9c Tc.
HERO has 9c Tc Ac Jc 9h: a pair of nines.


Hand #37041383-24985 Summary:

$.50 is raked from a pot of $10.13.
bb wins $9.63 with a pair of aces.

Here is why I played it this way. I have played player 8 more than once and have a good read on him. If he is on the button, and there are no raises before his turn, he will almost always bet the pot regardless of how many limpers there are. His PFR meant nothing, and I had been looking for a hand like this to re-raise against him.

When the flop came up, I sent out a probe bet to feel out the bb. I had played very conservatively for quite some time and knew I could get a feel for him this way. His raise, after calling my re-raise pre-flop told me he either had TPGK or two pair. Seeing how he had played, he would have pushed pre-flop with AA, and he would have pushed post flop with a set. A drawing hand would have gotten a call.

My hand gave me both a flush draw and a straight draw, and I strongly felt that by catching either I would double up.

All thoughts are welcome.