Flopped trips. Empire 10+1.

[vqc]

***** Hand History for Game 2424396754 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:14261128 Level:1 Blinds(10/15) - Monday, July 25, 22:11:27 EDT 2005
Table Table 11662 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 7: Jgills02 ( $1930 )
Seat 5: andypaz ( $745 )
Seat 8: DiscGolfPro7 ( $745 )
Seat 9: IGrindHer ( $785 )
Seat 2: EdGreer ( $790 )
Seat 3: bubba2pop ( $760 )
Seat 1: KingisDavid ( $1450 )
Seat 6: JWLuiza ( $795 )
Trny:14261128 Level:1
Blinds(10/15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to IGrindHer [ Tc Qs ]
EdGreer folds.
bubba2pop folds.
andypaz folds.
JWLuiza folds.
Jgills02 calls [15].
DiscGolfPro7 folds.
IGrindHer calls [5].
KingisDavid checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Td, Th, 9d ]
IGrindHer bets [45].
KingisDavid folds.
Jgills02 calls [45].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2d ]
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IGrindHer bets [70].


UH wat do you do? I think checking the turn is bad. Why? Becuase if I check he bets and I fold.

[gabe]

play like you have the best hand. not enough chips to play weak tight with.

[arkana]

I agree with Gabe, the rest of my post probably applies to deeper stacks.
I think your bet on the turn is fine, I would have done the same unless I had the op nailed down as very tight. If he calls the turn bet then check the river to him, normally I can pick up from the bet size and speed whether its a value bet or a missed draw bluffing. What you dont want is to bet the river and get reraised. Contrary to popular belief check calling can be the best play in certain situations, especially if you want to control the size of the pot.

Why did you take so long before betting the turn? Were you trying to project weakness?

[vqc]

It took me a while becuase I was trying to figure out whether or not the bet on the turn would be a good one. I think slow.

[TLR]

I would bet a bit more on the turn, he could be drawing to the str8 or the flush. Your bet is pretty weak, less then 1/2 the pot.

i think that was a good sized bet for what its worth. i would fold if reraised, and then bet about 1/3 of the pot on the river, once again folding if reraised.

[Rondavu]

If you project that coordinated board scare you, then the more observant players will start hanging around with you on semicoordinated boards (regardless of their cards) hoping for it to coordinate so they can bluff you out.

The rule of thumb is to bet like you have the best hand until someone tells you otherwise. There are definately situations where this advice should be ignored (broadway boards holding top pair in early position, straight and flush boards with many players in and you're in early position), but for the most part it holds true.

A lot of times in a similar situation as you illustrated, I'll keep my turn bet the same size as my flop bet. A lot of times you'll climb the ladder, but not on a coordinated board where you can't put someone on a hand.

On a somewhat unrelated note, Whenever the board shows two of the following cards (T, J, Q, K), and I hold top pair top kicker I bet hard because I assume someone is sitting open ended.

[ZenOffsuit]

I agree w/ Rondavu. if this was a multi-way pot, I would be more aggressive with my bets to push drawing hands out. Since you are HU, I would play this like I have the best hand. This is a scary flop for you but, it could be for your opponent as well.

[a500lbgorilla]

And 120 on the river.

-'rilla

[elanto]

quite simple actually just bet it like you own it


-anto