Extracting the Maximum

[voiceofjoe]

One of my weak points of my cash game is not maximising my winnings, when I know I'm in front, i'd welcome the thoughts of you folks with the way I played this - ***** Hand 604130647 ***** 0.05/0.10 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - Monday, April 30, 2007 9:40:01 PM TH Mini 54 (Real /Cash Game ) Seat 1: Tomek71 (2.00) Seat 2: alfie19 (4.80) Seat 3: tex131 (2.14) Seat 4: xhqsybu (16.43) Seat 5: staykov77 (24.25) Seat 6: trada67 (4.58) Seat 7: fuge (15.28) Seat 8: McRae1 (15.25) Seat 9: Joquerasu (11.95) Seat 10: viceofjoe (12.55) viceofjoe post SB 0.05 Tomek71 post BB 0.10 ** Deal ** viceofjoe [ ] *** Bet Round 1 *** alfie19 Call 0.10 tex131 Fold xhqsybu Fold staykov77 Call 0.10 trada67 Call 0.10 fuge Fold McRae1 Call 0.10 Joquerasu Raise to 0.40 viceofjoe Call 0.40 Tomek71 Fold alfie19 Call 0.40 staykov77 Call 0.40 trada67 Fold McRae1 Call 0.40 *** Flop(Board): *** : [ ] *** Bet Round 2 *** viceofjoe Check alfie19 Check staykov77 Check McRae1 Bet 0.40 Joquerasu Fold viceofjoe Raise to 1.00 alfie19 Fold staykov77 Fold McRae1 Fold *** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.15 Total Pot: 2.85 Tomek71 Fold Win: 0.00 tex131 Fold Win: 0.00 xhqsybu Fold Win: 0.00 staykov77 Fold Win: 0.00 trada67 Fold Win: 0.00 fuge Fold Win: 0.00 McRae1 Fold Win: 0.00 Joquerasu Fold Win: 0.00 viceofjoe By default Win: 5.70 [url=http://www.pokerhand.org/?1050254] What would you have done after the bet on the flop ? Was I right to bet to raise as much ? I just feel that i could have took him for more than I did .....and would welcome thoughts on slow playing vs aggressive play - when having the nuts after the flop, but open to being overtaken by the turn/river

[Nade]

Re: Extracting the Maximum Good question re. getting a good pay out from hands because i've thought many a time 'i'm sure with different play i could have got more!'. On this hand i would have done much the same as you (better players will let me know whether that would be the right thing or not) For two reasons: A) you get information on whether he has part of the hand, and B) It could scare him off trying to hit the flush So i would have raised about the same amount. It would have been tough to call for me because there are a number of cards you will be letting him see for cheap which could beat you.