Small pp...... trips......quads.....how to play ?

[Guest gazza271]

Below is a hand from tonights Champions League, Have a look and tell me what you think :ok Hand #452513886 at table: Champs League-Rnd 1 Started: Thu Nov 02 20:28:14 2006 TopSavings is at seat 1 with 1487.00 Douser is at seat 2 with 1505.00 robbie1960 is at seat 3 with 1425.00 Telepe is at seat 4 with 1275.00 gazza271 is at seat 5 with 1290.00 MrTricky is at seat 6 with 3530.00 robdarlo is at seat 8 with 2363.00 diliger21 is at seat 9 with 550.00 gazza271 posts the large blind 50.00 Telepe posts the small blind 25.00 Telepe: --, -- gazza271: 4h, 4d MrTricky: --, -- robdarlo: --, -- diliger21: --, -- TopSavings: --, -- Douser: --, -- robbie1960: --, -- Pre-flop: MrTricky: Call 50.00 robdarlo: Fold diliger21: Fold TopSavings: Fold Douser: Fold robbie1960: Fold Telepe: Fold gazza271: Check Ok, I'm on the BB with a small PP so just a check for me, MrTricky has flat called a few hands up to now Flop (Board: 4s, 5h, 6d): nice flop for me giving me trips. I'm aware of a possible straight draw and also that MrTricky has put a nearly 2 x pot sized bet in....has he flopped a higher set than me ? gazza271: Check MrTricky: Bet 100.00 gazza271: Call 100.00 turn (Board: 4s, 5h, 6d, 4c): Dream turn card for me giving me quads :nana . My thoughts here were that the hand was mine and any big raise and I would push all in but any small raise I would just call because I think he's now maybe on trips or full house and will go all in after the river thinking I'm on 2 pair or a smaller set gazza271: Check MrTricky: Bet 200.00 gazza271: Call 200.00 River (Board: 4s, 5h, 6d, 4c, 5d): Interesting..... If he had flopped a higher set (5's) he was now ahead with quad 5's :unsure . Thoughts here was that I believed he thought he had the better hand with a full house and would put in a big bet..... or...... he actually had sweet FA and would put in a big bet trying to scare me off so I would check,wait for his bet then push all in gazza271: Check MrTricky: Check Shite shite shite Showdown: gazza271 shows: 4h, 4d (four of a kind, Fours) Mainpot: gazza271 wins the pot of 725 with four of a kind, Fours (0.00 rake were taken for this hand) ok so I won 750 chips from my 50 chips BB but after the hand I felt dissapointed that I had'nt made more from it :\ Did I play it totally wrong ? How would you have played it ?

[GaF]

Re: Small pp...... trips......quads.....how to play ? My view is that you were wrong to slow play on the flop and the river (and probably the turn too). If he is drawing you want him to pay - something he wont do when there are no cards to come (unless he hit). Pre flop, you cannot worry too much about over trips - if he has, you're going bust - but if he's drawing to a straight you HAVE to make him pay to draw. IMO you're too worried about trapping, at the expense of building a big pot to play for ........