Full hand with results

This weeks Hand of the Week has us on the losing end of pocket Kings.  Villain is an unknown and had only been at the table a short time. We are in middle position of a 6 max table and villain is the button.

>>>>

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:

UTG snooker1212 ($49.75)  
UTG 1 Hero ($101.45)  
CO vikesfan20 ($84.90)  
BTN billyjoe76 ($97.25)  
SB remo13 ($99.00)  
BB rule187 ($47.70)  

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is UTG 1

snooker1212 calls $1, Hero raises to $5, 1 fold, billyjoe76 calls $5, 2 folds, snooker1212 folds

Flop: ($12.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $7, billyjoe76 calls $7

Turn: ($26.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $15, billyjoe76 calls $15

River: ($56.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $15, billyjoe76 raises to $30, Hero calls $15

Final Pot: $116.50
billyjoe76 shows:
Hero shows:

billyjoe76 wins $113.50 ( won $56.50 )
snooker1212 lost -$1.00
Hero lost -$57.00

 

>>>>

My preflop play is pretty good here, I raise 5x (there was an early position limper). The flop brings a heart draw and I fire off just over a 1/2 pot sized bet which the button calls. I put him on AhTh, KhQh I think he reraises with AhKh, maybe even AhQh.

The turn brings another spade and I fire another just over 1/2 pot sized bet and he calls again. 

The river completes the spade draw which he can’t possible be on, right? I make a $15 blocking bet and he rerases to $30 and I call. 

How would you have played this differently? If I slow down, I give him the pot odds to draw out on me. Should I have made a full pot sized bet off the flop? Again at the turn?

  • Twitter
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Facebook