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Silver Level
I usually check/call my triple/sets when I see a flush card appear on the turn/river. But I find I only run into a flush about 1/3 of the time in these situations, am I missing out on extra bets by not 3rd-betting it? Or is it better to play it safe?
Here's the hand history with names changed, as I'm not supposed to be posting them for some reason:
$0.05/$0.10 USD Texas Hold'em - Monday, March 10, 07:35:03 ET 2008
Table Table ###### (real money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
HERO posts small blind [$0.02 USD].
BB_Player posts big blind [$0.05 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 9c 9d ]
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
HERO raises [$0.08 USD]
BB_Player folds
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, 8s, Kh ]
HERO bets [$0.05 USD]
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qh ]
HERO bets [$0.10 USD]
Villian_1 calls [$0.10 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.10 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
HERO checks
Villian_1 bets [$0.10 USD]
Villian_2 folds
HERO calls [$0.10 USD]
Villian_1 shows [ Ad, Qs ]a pair of Queens.
HERO shows [ 9c, 9d ]three of a kind, Nines.
HERO wins $0.90 USD from the main pot with three of a kind, Nines.
$0.05/$0.10 USD Texas Hold'em - Monday, March 10, 07:35:03 ET 2008
Table Table ###### (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
HERO posts small blind [$0.02 USD].
BB_Player posts big blind [$0.05 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 9c 9d ]
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
HERO raises [$0.08 USD]
BB_Player folds
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, 8s, Kh ]
HERO bets [$0.05 USD]
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qh ]
HERO bets [$0.10 USD]
Villian_1 calls [$0.10 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.10 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
HERO checks
Villian_1 bets [$0.10 USD]
Villian_2 folds
HERO calls [$0.10 USD]
Villian_1 shows [ Ad, Qs ]a pair of Queens.
HERO shows [ 9c, 9d ]three of a kind, Nines.
HERO wins $0.90 USD from the main pot with three of a kind, Nines.
Here's the hand history with names changed, as I'm not supposed to be posting them for some reason:
$0.05/$0.10 USD Texas Hold'em - Monday, March 10, 07:35:03 ET 2008
Table Table ###### (real money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
HERO posts small blind [$0.02 USD].
BB_Player posts big blind [$0.05 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 9c 9d ]
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
HERO raises [$0.08 USD]
BB_Player folds
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, 8s, Kh ]
HERO bets [$0.05 USD]
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qh ]
HERO bets [$0.10 USD]
Villian_1 calls [$0.10 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.10 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
HERO checks
Villian_1 bets [$0.10 USD]
Villian_2 folds
HERO calls [$0.10 USD]
Villian_1 shows [ Ad, Qs ]a pair of Queens.
HERO shows [ 9c, 9d ]three of a kind, Nines.
HERO wins $0.90 USD from the main pot with three of a kind, Nines.
$0.05/$0.10 USD Texas Hold'em - Monday, March 10, 07:35:03 ET 2008
Table Table ###### (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
HERO posts small blind [$0.02 USD].
BB_Player posts big blind [$0.05 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 9c 9d ]
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
HERO raises [$0.08 USD]
BB_Player folds
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, 8s, Kh ]
HERO bets [$0.05 USD]
Villian_1 calls [$0.05 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.05 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qh ]
HERO bets [$0.10 USD]
Villian_1 calls [$0.10 USD]
Villian_2 calls [$0.10 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
HERO checks
Villian_1 bets [$0.10 USD]
Villian_2 folds
HERO calls [$0.10 USD]
Villian_1 shows [ Ad, Qs ]a pair of Queens.
HERO shows [ 9c, 9d ]three of a kind, Nines.
HERO wins $0.90 USD from the main pot with three of a kind, Nines.