a hand vs a FTR reg.

Villian is a solid TAG, not too much history, he had folded to my preflop reraise earlier, and I think he folded to my flop raise previous to this.

I played this hand badly. Interested in any comments and in what you think villian had.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($100.30)
MP ($112.10)
Hero ($98.90)
SB ($115.50)
BB ($45.10)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif.
UTG raises to $3, 1 fold, Hero calls $3, 1 fold, BB calls $2.

Flop: ($9.50) 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $4, Hero calls $4, BB folds.

Turn: ($17.50) Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (2 players)
UTG bets $8, Hero calls $8.

River: ($33.50) Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $33.50

Instead of calling the turn its a r/f., and I think it's a very sexy raise.

flop is obvious. turn i might fold but a raise is also fun. Who is villain?

I think we had to get aggressive here at some point.

Against the player described with the way I play, I'd bet this river a lot.

I thought about betting the river, but his line confused me some. I played too passive, but I had been aggressive against him earlier. Well the sn was ihategnome -- so I assume it was same from FTR. He showed 77

Just curious, depending on both players table image, anyone consider a reraise on flop not nowing he had 7's? It does look like a continuation bet and if he 3 bets you its an easy fold.

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I played this hand badly.

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Pretty sure I did to. To be honest I have no idea why I was betting so little on the flop and turn. Maybe I was trying to induce some action like everyone has wanting you to do.

Yeah seriously Ihategnomes pretty standard to bet a lot harder here.

You both played this pretty poorly.

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Originally Posted by ihategnomes

Pretty sure I did to. To be honest I have no idea why I was betting so little on the flop and turn. Maybe I was trying to induce some action like everyone has wanting you to do.

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Once hero knows you balance your bet sizes well, I don't see any value in going half pot. With less information, it's a cute little play.

I like a flop raise, if we get 3 bet it's no big deal and we pitch it. But our draw is pretty transparent so there's not a whole lot of value to going for it. I think if you're going to call down his small bet like this, you need to bet the river when an obvious draw hits.

overbet the river and watch him time out and berate you.

Like I could ever fold a set :)