The orginal plan here was to float the flop, and steal on the turn, however once I made my pair I felt they were good and went for value... The reason I called the river is, wouldn't it be rare for villian to be calling my turn raise, in hopes of the low end of the straight? Do you agree, or was I just lucky? Thoughts?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (2 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

saw flop|saw showdown

BB ($57.35)
Hero ($98.40)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, Q.
Hero raises to $1.5, BB calls $1.

Flop: ($3.25) 9, 8, 7 (2 players)
BB bets $1.5, Hero calls $1.50.

Turn: ($6.25) K (2 players)
BB bets $1.5, Hero raises to $4.5, BB calls $3.

River: ($15.25) 5 (2 players)
BB bets $8, Hero calls $8.

Final Pot: $31.25

Results in white below:
BB has 8h Js (one pair, eights).
Hero has Ks Qs (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $31.25.