Villain here is luckybhive.. there is a lot of history between us but it's been a while (several months) since we played together. Good, thinking player, plays looser then me and not nearly as aggressive from what I recall. A dataminer friend of a friend with full coverage of the midstakes games on stars had us 2 as the two biggest winners in the 2/4 game back in October. I'm playing down a bit because I just got back from vegas and I'm a bit rusty, extremely tired, etc. Just getting my groove back.

Preflop and flop seem reasonable enough, turn I'm not sure what I should do honestly. check/call (picked up the double gutter to go along with the gutter and flush draw), check/push, and leading out again all seem like reasonable options. I just check and see what happens and lucky checks back. Obviously no set here... draw or strong 1p hand probably make up the bulk of lucky's range.

River is fairly interesting and I figure if I lead out, I'm getting snap called by a lot of marginal made hands that called on the flop (9x is one of them). I just check, and I think this bet on the end is something like a good one pair hand that can't stand any heat or maybe a busted draw, who knows. I shove... this can easily be QQ/KK on my part (missing the check/bomb on the turn), but I'm worried that lucky won't give me credit because most people would lead the river happily if the turn got checked through. Of course I would too sometimes as well, but balance balance balance.....

Also, it's great for metagame if this isn't always nuts/effective nuts.

discuss!

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button ($1833.80)
Hero ($755)
BB ($419.90)
UTG ($1654.70)
MP ($555)
CO ($315.70)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8, T.
3 folds, Button raises to $16, Hero raises to $58.8, 1 fold, Button calls $42.80.

Flop: ($121.60) K, 6, 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $84, Button calls $84.

Turn: ($289.60) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: ($289.60) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $200, Hero raises to $612.2

Final Pot: $1101.80