Was this a good play by myself?

[housefish17]

Full Tilt Poker Game #2117160413: Table Dolphin Landing - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:58:10 ET - 2007/04/01
Seat 1: BooneAbacus ($17.95), is sitting out
Seat 2: schoolof420 ($3.75)
Seat 3: housefish17 ($8.25)
Seat 4: Daicata ($25)
Seat 5: NinjaSnipr ($42.20)
Seat 6: jknass ($23.65)
Seat 7: GrindinItOut ($30.60)
Seat 8: doneazzo ($15.50)
Seat 9: mortqrus ($33.60)
housefish17 posts the small blind of $0.10
Daicata posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to housefish17 [5s Ad]
NinjaSnipr calls $0.25
jknass folds
GrindinItOut calls $0.25
doneazzo folds
mortqrus calls $0.25
schoolof420 calls $0.25
housefish17 calls $0.15
Daicata checks
*** FLOP *** [9d 7s Kd]
housefish17 checks
Daicata checks
NinjaSnipr checks
GrindinItOut has 15 seconds left to act
GrindinItOut checks
mortqrus checks
schoolof420 checks
*** TURN *** [9d 7s Kd] [5d]
housefish17 bets $0.50
Daicata folds
NinjaSnipr folds
GrindinItOut folds
mortqrus folds
schoolof420 raises to $1.50
housefish17 calls $1
*** RIVER *** [9d 7s Kd 5d] [3c]
housefish17 checks
schoolof420 bets $1.25
housefish17 folds
Uncalled bet of $1.25 returned to schoolof420
schoolof420 mucks
schoolof420 wins the pot ($4.30)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.50 | Rake $0.20
Board: [9d 7s Kd 5d 3c]
Seat 1: BooneAbacus is sitting out
Seat 2: schoolof420 (button) collected ($4.30), mucked
Seat 3: housefish17 (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 4: Daicata (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: NinjaSnipr folded on the Turn
Seat 6: jknass didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: GrindinItOut folded on the Turn
Seat 8: doneazzo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: mortqrus folded on the Turn

I was drawing nut flush with a pair on the board, I felt it was appropriate to call that raise

[bigspenda73]

drop down to $10NL if you cannot buy-in full.

Yea, the call was good. I dont play Ax offsuit though in that spot. Just too much of a reverse implied odds type hand.

[housefish17]

i can afford to buy in, my money loaded on FT doesn't say so but i have more than enough in my bank account

Also, can you explain reverse implied odds, never figured that out

[bigspenda73]

Well this is really not reverse implied odds

Implied odds are this: You invest a little amount of money to win a much larger sum

Reverse implied odds are this: You invest a large amount of money to win a smaller sum.

That's as simple as I can put it really. Therefore, this spot really isn't a reverse implied odds spot PF but it's kind of a spot you don't want to put yourself into. You will be OOP the entire hand and your hand has very little promise and can get you into a lot of trouble. I'd much rather complete 86s in the SB than A50 because that hand cannot get you into a lot of trouble but A5 certainly could.

I guess I was talking about buying in full because you only have a $8.25 stack at $25nl. What gives?

[housefish17]

I'm horrible at poker, that's what gives

I'm going to start posting here on a more frequent basis

[TrAdam5]

To me, the problem with how you played this hand wasn't calling the turn bet, but your bet on the turn. I think a bet here is fine, but it's the size of the bet that's the problem. Your 50 cent bet into a 1.50 pot (slightly less after rake) screams of weakness, and seems like you have a drawing hand and are trying to see a cheap river. If you are going to lead here I would lead for a dollar. How you played it makes it hard to know whether your opponent has a legit hand or whether he was just raising you because he sensed weakness.

Now if you bet a dollar and he raises to 3, then it is more of a clear cut fold, although if you think there is a decent chance he'll pay you off on the river if you hit then I suppose it could still be a call given that you are getting around 5:2 on pot odds, and are most likely only a 3:1 dog.

What all of this really amounts to, imo, is either check or when you lead out, show some strength. Don't compromise and throw in a weak bet which smells of draw to a decent player (although at 25 NL I suppose many players may not pick up on this, so at this level it might not be as big of a mistake as it would be at higher levels).

[DonkDonk]

May I direct you to the beginners section?

[BCeagles23]

yes beginners section... and buy in full.