Help with Trips

Ok I need a little input here. Please see the following
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...ic.php?t=27967
It happened two more times yesterday. I admit one was a bad beat so Im not so bothered by that I want those calls. I had AK raised preflop and lost to a straight on a 34kk2 board where I bet on flop turn and river. However I also lost to with K6 (iwas in bb) on a 66AJ2 board to J6. That is now a grand total of NINE out of 11 times I have lost with trips (most of which were flopped). I am now in a second guessing mode of my play and need some input. In my world if I flop trips I am playing the hand and raising any bets unless the board has OBVIOUS flush or straight implications. I really am not considering a villian having the case card to have trips as well LET ALONE THE CASE CARD AND HIS KICKER PAIRED! Is this thought process correct or am I missing something. I used to smile when I hit trips. Not so much as of late. Any insight would be appreciated.

it happens
keep getting it all in

online poker>riggedness

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Originally Posted by Miffed22001

it happens
keep getting it all in

online poker>riggedness

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Truth.
Keep pulling the trigger with the best. You'll have days where you continuously stack players, if you haven't already. I must assume you have, it's just harder to remember those days. The bad ones stand out more.
Specifically, however, and I must share my input, because the situation you describe has happened to me frequently the past few days. What I refer to is flopping a shared set. There is a big difference between having a pocket pair trip up and having two cards match one of your hole cards. I actually put a post-it note on my computer, telling me to proceed with more caution when i have a shared set. It is better to take the precautions that you take when you have top pair, keeping in mind all the concepts of the value of your kicker, the likelihood of another player's kicker hitting the boat, et cetera. Obviously, flopping a set in this manner is much stronger than a pair, but weaker than a pocket pair set.
The upside is that most player's will still play this like a normal set, and all the money will get in. And if you see the money getting in, you have to assume that the other player is sharing the set, be careful.

ya you will win more when you flop sets with pocket pairs.
If there is a pair on the board people will notice that and it will be hard to get paid off with your set because unless someone has the set with a good kicker or a boat people wont be willing to put too much money in. When you hit a set with a pocket pair there are many more hands that your opponents will pay you off with.

If you have trips and you're getting a lot of action from a good player then you're going for a ride on his boat. It's OK to fold this every once in a while.

mj