6max 100NL KQo BB

[The Bride]

Well I'm still finding my feet at No Limit, but here was a big one where I rivered the nuts. How was my play up to that point though?

MP and Button both seemed to be poor players (MP 70/0/2, Button 37/4/2.5), and I hoped to either steal the pot preflop, or at least narrow it down to just a single player.

Postflop the trickiest bit seems to be the turn. I guess I should discount the Ad and 9d, but should I also reckon on the amount I'll be able to extract off him if I hit my straight? Should I even check here, or just fire another barrel. He's called a pretty sizeable bet already. Comments?


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB ($106.03)
UTG ($67.06)
MP ($22)
Button ($92.05)
Hero ($114.35)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. MP posts a blind of $1. Hero posts a blind of $0.50.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP (poster) checks, Button calls $1, <font color="#CC3333">Hero (poster) raises to $5.5</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $5, Button calls $5.

Flop: ($19) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $12</font>, MP calls $16 (All-In), Button calls $16, Hero calls $4.

Turn: ($67) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $20.73</font>, Hero calls $20.73.

River: ($108.46) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $20</font>, Button calls $49.32 (All-In), Hero calls $29.32.

Final Pot: $207.10