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Was my betting correct?, Dr_Monkey, 21. Jul 2003 10:56
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Playing $25 NL.
I am EP, with AJo. I raise to $1.
4 callers including SB and BB.
Flop: Th, 8d, 6s
I bet 3, I get two callers. SB and BB fold.
I didn't have anything, but since I raised pre-flop, I wanted to represent strength. I think pot was $5, so I bet more than 1/2 pot. 9 7 would be a bad hand for me to see, but thinking who would play that after a raise?

Turn. Jh
Now I have top pair. I bet strong. $7. Again 1/2 the pot. I still have 2 callers. I am pretty sure I have best hand. Don't think anyone is holding QQ or KK or AA. Just a gut feeling. Should I have bet $14?

River: 9h
Oh boy. 3 hearts on the board. Th 8d 6s Jh 9h, But they are runner runner after heavy betting. (is 1/2 pot bets heavy? Shouldn't that scare of a flush or str8 draw?)

I lost to a flush, jack high to the first guy that called after me. Wasn't he getting terrible odds? He had 3h 6h. Lowest pair after the flop, with unlikely flush draw. 2 cards could already beat his 6 6.

I checked the river, and he bet $11.30. Now, I called it. I suspected a flush. But it was runner runner. Was this just a bad beat or should I have bet the pot on the turn?

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