TKo's Hand of the Day (10/19): KJs flop FD

[Win.by.TKo]

Thanks to all for your comments on yesterday's HOD (posted this AM). I may post two that I have questions on. This one demonstrates one of my major leaks. Villain (MP2) is 60/12/.65/81.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG ($2.89)
UTG+1 ($2.92)
MP1 ($6.07)
MP2 ($3.46)
MP3 ($4.41)
Hero ($3.05)
Button ($4.97)
SB ($1.02)
BB ($1)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to $0.08</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0.08, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls $0.06.

Here I have position on both players. BB is a known multi-tabler that is a bit of a rock. He traditionally folds to any aggression unless he gets a solid piece of the flop. I am targeting the LAG with a will to stack him.

Flop: ($0.25) A/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $0.06</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.26</font>, BB folds, MP2 calls $0.20.

I'm loving this flop and, using his SPR of 13, which I understand is a good number for drawing hands. I do not have a lot of experience using the SPR.

Turn: ($0.77) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP2 checks, Hero checks.

I missed. This is a spot I really struggle with. The new SPR is now 4. To be frank, I'm really not sure the correct play here. I almost bet the pot again, but thought better of it and checked behind, mainly because Villain is a LAG. My main question here is how should I proceed while doing my best to disguise my hand? Should I continue to bet strongly at this pot?

River: ($0.77) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

I did not hit my flush, but did hit my Jack. However, because I led the flop &amp; checked the turn, I'm really not sure where I am in this hand, as I really struggle reading LAGs. Is he playing top pair, a lower set, a draw or Air?
I figure him for top pair &amp; plan to rep the straight to take the pot.

I know after the fact that the river line is horrible as played, jumping over the commitment threshold on a hand I should not have committed with. I have trouble taking the foot off the accelerator when I have so much invested. After Villian reraised my reraise, I looked at the pot odds and feel priced-in even though I thought there was a good chance I was beat. Looking back, I think I should have folded after his half-pot raise, which seems kinda light.

<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $0.36</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.36</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to $2.4</font>, Hero calls $1.04.

Final Pot: $5.57

I realize I have posted two of my bad hands. I tend to avoid posting successful hands for fear of BBV responses.

Thanks to all for your comments.

[PJo336]

I think you can fold this river bet. I certainly dont get the raise at all, what are you raising that is gonna call you and you beat? You could look his bet up on the river to get reads for later but raising is spew here

[Sniiii]

I would <u>never</u> raise the river here. Other than that, you played it pretty well. I usually check the turn there as well, to see a free card. Getting check-raised there is not cool.

[marimba man]

Raise the flop harder. I don't mind a turn bet but it's pretty read/ image dependant, as sniiii said being c/red there is horrible. I would never ever raise this river, but the worst part of your river play is the fact that you call his threebet..