flopped trips with flush possibilities - correct play?

[Aplomado]

8-handed, $50 blinds
Stacks: Aplomado, about $1000 - tonedogg21, $1800 - andt3232, $1200 - diamond-dd, $4200
Dealing pocket cards: [7c, 9d]
1 fold
diamond-dd calls $50
tonedogg21 calls $50
3 folds
andt3232 calls $50
Aplomado checks
Dealing Flop: [9s, Qs, 9h]
4 checks
Dealing Turn: [As]
andt3232 checks
Aplomado bets $100
1 fold
tonedogg21 calls $100
1 fold
Dealing River: [5d]
Aplomado bets $200
tonedogg21 raises to $600
Aplmoado raises to $735

[vqc]

bet the flop

[Aplomado]

i know i know, I played this hand with the mindset of going all-in and getting called no matter what hit the board.

[Sprayed]

2/3 or pot sized bet on flop.

[Aplomado]

Is that absolutely necessary with trips?

[Sprayed]

I think on a flush board. I would rather take it down now and make him pay to draw out if he's on a draw.

[Aplomado]

As short-stacked as I was, though, I don't see the need to shit myself at every draw that crops up on the board.

[vqc]

As short-stacked as I was, though, I don't see the need to shit myself at every draw that crops up on the board.

from wat i remember fomr seeing ur other posts (it might not have been u so correct me if im wrong) u dont bet flops enough. U arent that short stacked, get chips in while ur ahead. I bet this flop like 99.99999% of the time and I think that not betting is not good.

[Sprayed]

Ok, don't get crazy then, but you have to bet the flop. I would never try anything fancy with a flush draw out there. Are you saying that you would rather gamble by slowplaying your trips and hope that he doesn't have a flush since you are short stacked?

[Aplomado]

As short-stacked as I was, though, I don't see the need to shit myself at every draw that crops up on the board.

from wat i remember fomr seeing ur other posts (it might not have been u so correct me if im wrong) u dont bet flops enough. U arent that short stacked, get chips in while ur ahead. I bet this flop like 99.99999% of the time and I think that not betting is not good.

You're right, that's probably a leak in my game. And come to think of it I really wasn't that short-stacked, it just seemed like it that time.

On a side note, though, does the principle apply if you're really short-stacked? I mean, say you have like 6xBB, you're in the BB and check with a real shitty hand since you planned on pushing in a better spot. You flop trips as I did in this situation.

Now, a pot-sized bet will probably scare off everyone in the hand. I may have won the pot with such conservative play but it got me like maybe 2xBB. I feel like I need to go all-in with this hand no matter what hits the board, so the focus should be on prompting them to make a move with their chips so I can push over the top. Is that a reasonable way of thinking?

[lowBoy]

This is a losing play. If someone has a flush draw, they're probably not going to give you more money if they don't hit and when they do hit, they're taking your stack.

I'd be happier taking down a smaller pot and not giving someone free cards to hit a flush. Also think that the flop pot is 20% of your stack, which means you should be happy with taking it down.

[Aplomado]

Point taken.

I ended up getting all my chips in and doubling up since the guy had Ax, but I felt like this may be a risky play so I posted it.

[KY_Ace]

I wouldn't reraise on the river, I'm extremely careful with my last few chips, if you pick your spots well those last few chips can get you back in the game.

As for the flop, if I had 2 or more players behind me I'd go for a check raise, the only benefit of betting out is to drive out the flush draw, so if you bet you have to bet big. If you check and the 2nd last or last guy has a flush draw they'll probably try to pick up the pot with a semi-bluff. Even someone with absolutely nothing might try to pick up the pot, a paired flop is a well known bluffing opportunity.

[GatorJH]

With three other people in the pot I don't see how you can give them a free card on the flop. If your goal was to eventually get all of your money in the pot by the end of the hand why not put some in on the flop? Even a min bet may get a couple of callers.

Also, I am not sure what you wanted to accomplish with your 2/3 bet on the turn. Were you just trying to eliminate players or take down the pot? I would think that with 3 spades on the board, and none in your hand, that you would be happy with taking down the pot right there. The board is scary enough, take it down!!!

Also, I don't see a problem with your re-raise on the river. Your raise was small enough that he was compelled to call anyway and if you are beat then you are so damaged that getting back in the game would be a long shot.