NL25 - This hand annoyed me (rare)

Ironic · #1 09-05-2007, 01:21 PM

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP2 ($9.45)
MP3 ($5.60)
CO ($24.65)
Button ($22.80)
SB ($24.40)
BB ($34.55)
UTG ($5.95)
UTG+1 ($36.45)
Hero ($31.35)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero calls $0.25, 3 folds, Button calls $0.25, 1 fold, BB checks.

Flop: ($0.85) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: ($0.85) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button bets $0.75, BB calls $0.75, Hero calls $0.75.

River: ($3.10) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $5, Button raises to $10, BB folds, Hero raises to $30.35, Button calls $11.80 (All-In).

Final Pot: $46.70

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Now let me tell you what annoyed me about this hand. He took forever to call my all in. And before he called said "you probably got me beat". At which point I thought he must have a straight or a low flush.

Now I really need your opinions on this one. If the board didn't have that straight draw I would have just called his river raise rather than re-raise all in (since villains probably calling range which beat is decreased). Correct? Secondly, given the board how it is above was I right to push all in? I was thinking if he had the straight he would find it difficult to fold (can't remember stats much but VPIP was 25 ish so I figured maybe he was a station) and only the ace high flush beats me (excluding the straight flush but I just rule that out when I am in these situations... 40K+ hands and it hasn't happened against me yet).

And generally, king high flushes, what do you guys think about them?

Cheers.