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I think this could have been played differently at several points. First of all, you're four handed and you've got a pair. It's a baby pair and not worht much post flop if you don't hit the set, but I think you've got to kick in a small raise to flush out the junk cards. The only one here I'd have on any decent cards might be steve as he thought his hand was worth calling the blind. Becks is getting a free look, and that makes this junk flop a little dangerous. Can't really have him on a pocket pair, but maybe small suited connectors, at best, or else he'd probably raise here.
2s, 5s, 9h.
You've got a slightly larger than pot sized bet here when becks shoots out at 2. Depending on your read here, I'd say you can put him off a higher set than you. That really only leaves 5 possibilities: Bluff, pair, two pair, flush draw, straight draw.
At any rate, I think at this point you've definitely got the best hand. Checking is not the right play here. Reraising is your best option. And I'm thinking kicking it up to six is the way to go. This is probably going to fold your draws, with the exception of the open ended straight and flush draw. It's certainly going to kill any bluffs, and probably knock off all but two pair. Two pair is the only legitimate hand that can call you here (if your opponent is logical). Remember, you didn't raise preflop, so he can't really have you on a set either.
I'd say the odds are about 80 percent that you take the pot with that bet. If you don't, you've got to proceed with caution from here on out.
The 3 on fourth street is definitely a bit scary. The second heart doesn't concern you much here, but the 3 for connecting the 2-3-4-5-6 straight should. I like your bet here,a dn the call indicates one of three things here: He's made the draw and is slowplaying a straight, he still likes his two pair, or he's getting what he considers a cheap draw. The pot odds don't really dictate that, but who says he can calculate pot odds?
When the six goes up, I'm seeing all kinds of warning bells here. You've got a likely flush, and a very dangerous straight possibility. Though it seems kind of cowardly, there's no way in hell I go all in here. This is what Sklansky would call a bet with no positive expectation. The only thing that can realistically call you here is a hand that can beat you, so you have nothing to gain. Your set is beat or it's not. I'd check here and hope to get the free showdown. If he bets, I'm making a small call, but probably folding anything that's wrecking my pot odds.
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