Trips Advices

It seem like everytime i get a good 2 pairs and i though im going to win but someone other guy have a three of a kind and i didnt even know about it. What are some ways that you can know if someone has a there of a kind or a 4 of a kind? This been happening to me alot lately:( plz give me some advice to know if he might havea three of a kind.
What should i look for?

***** Hand History for Game 3428988284 *****
$10 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, January 24, 15:11:29 EDT 2006
Table Beginners #1074142 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 7: Ovchinnikoff ( $6.90 )
Seat 10: SnupeDawg ( $10.02 )
Seat 6: Quocy04 ( $8.60 )
Seat 8: trainhost ( $28.50 )
Seat 5: WGA_Elvis ( $12.20 )
Seat 4: twerhel111 ( $14.08 )
Seat 2: Jimbo12318 ( $14.35 )
Seat 9: MC_4_ever ( $12.55 )
Seat 1: mumpkin ( $9.80 )
Seat 3: StormLT ( $10 )
Ovchinnikoff posts small blind [$0.05].
trainhost posts big blind [$0.10].
StormLT posts big blind [$0.10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Quocy04 [ Kd Qs ]
MC_4_ever folds.
SnupeDawg calls [$0.10].
mumpkin folds.
Jimbo12318 folds.
StormLT checks.
twerhel111 calls [$0.10].
WGA_Elvis folds.
Quocy04 raises [$0.25].
Ovchinnikoff folds.
trainhost folds.
SnupeDawg calls [$0.15].
StormLT calls [$0.15].
twerhel111 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Tc, 3h, Qd ]
SnupeDawg checks.
StormLT checks.
Quocy04 bets [$0.30].
SnupeDawg folds.
StormLT calls [$0.30].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8d ]
StormLT checks.
Quocy04 bets [$0.45].
StormLT calls [$0.45].
** Dealing River ** [ 9h ]
StormLT bets [$1].
Quocy04 calls [$1].
StormLT shows [ 3d, 3c ] three of a kind, threes.
Quocy04 doesn't show [ Kd, Qs ] a pair of queens.
StormLT wins $4.30 from the main pot with three of a kind, threes.

In this scenerio, there is no way to know what your opponent has, because he only called your bets. He never told you that he was leading because he didn't raise.

A set is by far the most difficult hand to put someone one, because sets are generally slowplayed like the example you posted. The best way to find them is to have your opponent bet or raise you. This is where dicipline comes into play when you have TPTK or an over pair.If you are getting raised prior to the river, you might be loosing with your pair of aces.

It all depends on what level though. I have found that the lower the limit, the more set slowplaying there is.

One thing you can do is raise more preflop. This way you make money the other 7 out of 8 times when they don't get sets. Not much help with this hand but it will add up over time.

In this particular hand.. What could he have that's not beating you? But never mind, getting 25% on your river call is enough.

Also, bet more pf or just limp. Your flop bet is too small too.

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Originally Posted by finky

One thing you can do is raise more preflop. This way you make money the other 7 out of 8 times when they don't get sets. Not much help with this hand but it will add up over time.

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Raise more preflop...bet more on the flop, so you can start to smell a rat.