Genso Hikki
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Silver Level
From a live cash game I played last night. Although I took notes immediately after the hand was over the stack sizes are approximate.
I am the big blind.
Blinds are $.50/$1.00
Player in early position (approximate stack $100) raises to $4.00
Everyone folds, except the small blind (approximate stack $40), he calls.
I am dealt pocket Kings and raise to $12 (my approximate stack size is $80)
Original raiser calls, small blind folds.
Pot is $28.00
Flop: Jd, 7c, 4s
Hero bets $28.00
Villain calls
Pot is $84.00
Turn: 6c
Hero checks
Villain checks
River: 9h
Hero goes all-in
Villain calls
Villain turns over pocket 4s, showing a set and taking down the pot.
The reason I am posting this is because I am wondering if it was really necessary for me to go broke in this hand. I think my pre-flop raise was okay (I’ve been trying to take Tenbob’s advice about min-raising to heart). I also think the pot sized bet was okay. I think where the hand went wrong for me was when the villain checked the turn. It turned out to be a brilliant play on his part, because for some reason I totally dismissed the possibility of a set after that check. I figured him to be on two big cards, like A/K or possibly A/Q after that check. He set me up wonderfully I guess. I've only played with this guy a couple of times and he's very loose/aggressive.
After the hand was over, there was a lot of discussion at the table about the way that hand played out. Some of the players thought the all-in shove was the right thing to do. Most of them felt I should have checked there. One player pointed out I should have considered the possibility the villain had pocket jacks because of the pre-flop action. I also took a lot of flack from one particular player for the size of my bets, his words being "there's never any reason to have a pot this big in a .50/1.00 game."
What do you guys think? Were my bets too big? Should I have checked the river?
I know I have some holes in my game and I'm posting this hand hoping I can get some advice to help me plug a few of them.
I am the big blind.
Blinds are $.50/$1.00
Player in early position (approximate stack $100) raises to $4.00
Everyone folds, except the small blind (approximate stack $40), he calls.
I am dealt pocket Kings and raise to $12 (my approximate stack size is $80)
Original raiser calls, small blind folds.
Pot is $28.00
Flop: Jd, 7c, 4s
Hero bets $28.00
Villain calls
Pot is $84.00
Turn: 6c
Hero checks
Villain checks
River: 9h
Hero goes all-in
Villain calls
Villain turns over pocket 4s, showing a set and taking down the pot.
The reason I am posting this is because I am wondering if it was really necessary for me to go broke in this hand. I think my pre-flop raise was okay (I’ve been trying to take Tenbob’s advice about min-raising to heart). I also think the pot sized bet was okay. I think where the hand went wrong for me was when the villain checked the turn. It turned out to be a brilliant play on his part, because for some reason I totally dismissed the possibility of a set after that check. I figured him to be on two big cards, like A/K or possibly A/Q after that check. He set me up wonderfully I guess. I've only played with this guy a couple of times and he's very loose/aggressive.
After the hand was over, there was a lot of discussion at the table about the way that hand played out. Some of the players thought the all-in shove was the right thing to do. Most of them felt I should have checked there. One player pointed out I should have considered the possibility the villain had pocket jacks because of the pre-flop action. I also took a lot of flack from one particular player for the size of my bets, his words being "there's never any reason to have a pot this big in a .50/1.00 game."
What do you guys think? Were my bets too big? Should I have checked the river?
I know I have some holes in my game and I'm posting this hand hoping I can get some advice to help me plug a few of them.