Hi 2+2,
this is my first post here, although I've been reading quite a lot of this forum lately. I'm looking forward to becoming a better player through this excellent site.
Now to the hand:
Villain is new at the table so no reads.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed)
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saw flop|
<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>
BB ($7.40)
UTG ($23.40)
UTG+1 ($24.35)
MP1 ($24.65)
MP2 ($20.90)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($24.75)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Button (Villain) ($22.90)</font>
SB ($22.40)
Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
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3 folds</font>, MP2 calls $0.25, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, Button (Villain) calls $1.25, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, MP2 calls $1.
Pretty much standard up until now. However I don't like the coldcall from BU and being OOP.
Flop: ($4.10) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3.5</font>, Villain calls $3.50, MP2 folds.
Great Flop for me. I've got a FD and 2OC's, so I elect to continue my preflop aggression and try to make it look like an overpair protecting against the FD. Again I don't really like the call from him. Still OOP...
Turn: ($11.10) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $20 (All-In)</font>, Villain calls $18.15 (All-In).
Now this is where I really didn't know what to do. I figure I got a really strong hand here, but what in the **** is he calling all the way with? I finally made up my mind that I will never fold this so I could aswell push all in directly to generate the last bit of FE I might have, since pretty much every bet I make would anyways commit myself to call his push.
River: ($47.40) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: $47.40
Now is shoving here a mistake? Can I get away from this?
Thanks for comments and discussions.
Sugar Nut