$33 - Top 2, line check

[AnthonyV]

I felt disoriented in this hand. Does everyone lead the flop here? I though with 5 players, somebody would bet. Whoops.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t40 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Hero (t2000)
UTG (t2000)
UTG+1 (t1600)
MP1 (t3660)
MP2 (t2940)
MP3 (t2000)
CO (t1960)
Button (t1880)
SB (t1960)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t40, MP1 calls t40, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls t40, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t200) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, CO checks.

Turn: (t200) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t100</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t100, CO folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t225</font>, Hero calls t125, MP1 calls t125.

River: (t875) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t325</font>, Hero calls t325,

[PauliF]

two pair is usually quite fragile so i would usually bet.
but given the non scariness of the flop i dont mind the check with the intention of a check raise.

i would have probably been a lot more aggressive on the turn once it gets back to me....

[The Drizzle]

I would definitely lead here. Instead of thinking "somebody will probably bet" you should be thinking "somebody will probably call." Or maybe that's just me.

[Pasterbator]

Lead the flop. With an A on board, you're usually getting called down by any decent A. If you checkraise, you let them off to easily.

On the turn, when the SB checks x2 and pretty much minraises you, i'm genuinely afraid that he has 34. A calldown from here looks good. Some people will say thats a weak way to play it cuz he can have a worse two pair, but i dont think its bad. A worse two pair will raise more IME.

That said, PLEASE BET THE FLOP.

[KPL]

I will almost allways lead with two pairs, especilally with four other players. Actually, I think I'm earning more chips with leading out with trips as well.

As I'm playing the lower buy-ins, I almost always get some callers. Also, top two pair isn't the absolute nuts, so I'm also want to protect my hand.