Cool hand.

Normally I wouldn't check this on the river, but I didn't think this guy had the discipline to check behind with a big pair.


Game #794414351 - (blinds $0.50/$1) No Limit Texas Hold'em -
2005/04/16-21:12:04.3 (CST)
Table "Symi (5 max)" (real money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Seat 1: coolviet16 ($48.00 in chips)
Seat 2: dsaxton ($94.75 in chips)
Seat 3: lenny4 ($192.75 in chips)
Seat 4: ChipsforSale ($71.75 in chips)
Seat 5: yysur ($28.25 in chips)
ChipsforSale: Post Small Blind ($0.50)
yysur : Post Big Blind ($1)
Dealing...
Dealt to dsaxton [ Jh ]
Dealt to dsaxton [ Th ]
coolviet16: Fold
dsaxton : Call ($1)
lenny4 : Raise ($3)
ChipsforSale: Fold
yysur : Fold
dsaxton : Call ($2)
*** FLOP *** : [ 9h Qh 8h ]
dsaxton : Check
lenny4 : Bet ($5.50)
dsaxton : Call ($5.50)
*** TURN *** : [ 9h Qh 8h ] [ 4s ]
dsaxton : Check
lenny4 : Bet ($9)
dsaxton : Call ($9)
*** RIVER *** : [ 9h Qh 8h 4s ] [ As ]
dsaxton : Check
lenny4 : Bet ($12)
dsaxton : Raise ($24)
lenny4 : Call ($12)
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $82.50 | Rake: $2
Board: [ 9h Qh 8h 4s As ]
coolviet16 didn't bet (folded)
dsaxton bet $41.50, collected $82.50, net +$41 (showed hand) [ Jh Th ] (a
straight flush, eight to queen)
lenny4 lost $41.50 [ Kh Ks ] (a pair of kings)
ChipsforSale lost $0.50 (folded)
yysur lost $1 (folded)

A flop raise woulda lead to a turn AI.

-'rilla

Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla

A flop raise woulda lead to a turn AI.

-'rilla

How does that work? If anything I can expect a check-raise to slow him down.

I think you played it well, you just got unlucky that an ace hit on the river. I'd have raised a bit more on the river.

Originally Posted by doggz

I think you played it well, you just got unlucky that an ace hit on the river. I'd have raised a bit more on the river.

It was fairly obvious by that point I'd been slow-playing, so I didn't think he would call much. Especially since the river ace made the likeliest hand K-K (he probably had kings or aces, and the river ace meant there were more unseen kings than aces), and it's difficult to call a check-raise on the river with K-K with an ace on board.

Some players might interpret a check-raise on the river after calling flop and turn bets with 3 to a flush on the board and as a missed flush, but I doubt it, especially not this guy.