Low Pair on a Paired Board

Bet harder on the flop? Check and bet if no heavy paint comes? Fold/reraise the turn bet?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (9 handed) converter

SB ($73)
Hero ($15)
UTG ($47.95)
UTG+1 ($65.9)
MP1 ($19.5)
MP2 ($50)
MP3 ($20.4)
CO ($5.95)
Button ($172.5)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q:heart:, 4:club:. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
4 folds, MP3 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Button calls $0.50, SB (poster) completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($2) 9:heart:, 4:diamond:, 9:diamond: (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1, MP3 calls $1, Button folds, SB folds.

Turn: ($4) A:club: (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets $2, Hero calls $2.

River: ($8) 8:spade: (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets $2, Hero calls $2.

Final Pot: $12

wtf? Why not just click fold to any bet on flop?

Check calling with 4s Q-kicker is silly.

-'rilla

The turn and the river were disgusting plays. I have no excuses. Betting the flop was bad as well? I was thinking that the worst part of the flop play was not betting the pot...

Betting the flop was fine.

Once you checked the turn, you quit the hand.

-'rilla

"hes been around here so long, i never could have imagined it"

"he seemed like a normal guy..i never saw it coming"

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Originally Posted by SmackinYaUp

"hes been around here so long, i never could have imagined it"

"he seemed like a normal guy..i never saw it coming"

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eh?

He is saying that is terrible play.

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Originally Posted by JeffreyGB

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Originally Posted by SmackinYaUp

"hes been around here so long, i never could have imagined it"

"he seemed like a normal guy..i never saw it coming"

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eh?

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The only way you bet that flop is if you are prepared to fire off a nice size bet on the turn, no matter what hits. You can be certain an over card will fall, and the only way you can win the hand is for it not to be shown down.

I don't like getting involved in hands like this. If you win, you won't win much, and if you lose, you lose with a f'ing Q4. Even if another 4 hits, you can't bet with too much confidence.

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Originally Posted by lonnie

The only way you bet that flop is if you are prepared to fire off a nice size bet on the turn, no matter what hits. You can be certain an over card will fall, and the only way you can win the hand is for it not to be shown down.

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Agree, after the turn I would hae placed a major bet makin my opponent think I got a 9