Should I have seen this coming?

[IJGrieve]

At last I make a set from a pocket pair, but...

FullTiltPoker Game #1870xxxxx: Table Summer Leaf - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:05:30 ET - 2005/08/16
Seat 2: dkkesler ($8.40)
Seat 3: rounder40 ($8.60)
Seat 4: IJGrieve ($15.50)
Seat 5: Flintstone Pip ($20.75)
Seat 6: InTheFade16 ($9.70)
Seat 7: wack35 ($25.70)
Seat 8: darkvenom1972 ($25)
InTheFade16 posts the small blind of $0.10
wack35 posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IJGrieve [9c 9d]
dkkesler calls $0.25
rounder40 calls $0.25
IJGrieve calls $0.25
Flintstone Pip folds
InTheFade16 calls $0.15
wack35 checks
*** FLOP *** [9s 4c Kh]
InTheFade16 checks
wack35 checks
dkkesler checks
rounder40 checks
IJGrieve checks
*** TURN *** [9s 4c Kh] [Js]
InTheFade16 checks
wack35 bets $0.75
dkkesler folds
rounder40 raises to $1.50
IJGrieve raises to $3.50
InTheFade16 folds
wack35 raises to $25.45, and is all in
rounder40 calls $6.85, and is all in
IJGrieve calls $11.75, and is all in
wack35 shows [Qs Td]
rounder40 shows [Qh Ts]
IJGrieve shows [9c 9d]
Uncalled bet of $10.20 returned to wack35
*** RIVER *** [9s 4c Kh Js] [7s]
wack35 shows a straight, King high
IJGrieve shows three of a kind, Nines
wack35 wins the side pot ($13.10) with a straight, King high
rounder40 shows a straight, King high
wack35 ties for the main pot ($12.50) with a straight, King high
rounder40 ties for the main pot ($12.50) with a straight, King high
IJGrieve: unbelievable
IJGrieve is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $40.10 Main pot $26.30. Side pot $13.80. | Rake $2
Board: [9s 4c Kh Js 7s]
Seat 2: dkkesler folded on the Turn
Seat 3: rounder40 showed [Qh Ts] and won ($12.50) with a straight, King high
Seat 4: IJGrieve showed [9c 9d] and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 5: Flintstone Pip (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: InTheFade16 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 7: wack35 (big blind) showed [Qs Td] and won ($25.60) with a straight, King high
Seat 8: darkvenom1972 is sitting out

[Fnord]

Stop checking your best hands.

[arkana]

Bet the flop, with 5 people seeing the flop someone is going to have a straight draw. Slowplaying a set is not something you do vs a lot of opponents.

[Fnord]

Bet the flop, with 5 people seeing the flop someone is going to have a straight draw.

You give them too much credit. More like someone will have a piece of the board, or a pocket pair they won't fold or play back at you because your button bet looks like a steal. Many of these folks won't give you as much action if you check the flop.

edit: Or Kx which they're just dying to check/raise or slow play. I think a straight draw often bets this flop anyway if they're at all with the program...

[arkana]

Bet the flop, with 5 people seeing the flop someone is going to have a straight draw.

You give them too much credit.

The probability of a straight draw being out there has nothing to do with the skill of your opponents. TJ, JQ and QT all have straight draws and with 5 people seeing the flop one of those hands is likely to be out there. Giving a free card is not a good idea.

[arkana]

I think a straight draw often bets this flop anyway if they're at all with the program...

People betting gutshot straight draws in low level NL ring games? You have got to be kidding me.

[outphase]

If you were out of position, checking would be ok, but you are on the button, throw a reasonable bet out there to keep the pairs in, but knock out the draws.

[wek_sos]

I agree with arkana, I will always play a set aggressively against a full table. Throw out a bet on the flop to get information, if its big enough you should be able to take down the pot from any drawing hands. The only time I would slow play a set is HU or with 2 opponents and a rainbow board with no connectors.

[IJGrieve]

Taken. I was too worried they'd all fold and I wouldn't get paid off if I bet, I think.