How bad was my play here?

[happyhornet]

Here is a hand from last nights PLOPS final. After the showdown SteveO asked what I put Falconni on and it made me think that I should have seen the warning signs before I threw away half of my chips.:$ ***** Hand 1048258571 ***** 75.00/150.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 21 April 2008 21:26:38 PLOPS Final (Real /Tournament ) Seat 1: GazBlades9 (6039.00) Seat 2: JulioArca (3565.00) Seat 3: hornet01 (5288.00) Seat 4: GeordiGaz (5891.00) Seat 5: GpdDelusio (4513.00) Seat 6: rivrdu (5802.00) Seat 7: Falconni (6142.00) Seat 8: Red_Fear1 (3929.00) Seat 9: uberpl1 (3831.00) JulioArca post SB 75.00 hornet01 post BB 150.00 ** Deal ** GazBlades9 [N/A, N/A] JulioArca [N/A, N/A] hornet01 [Jc, Js] GeordiGaz [N/A, N/A] GpdDelusio [N/A, N/A] rivrdu [N/A, N/A] Falconni [N/A, N/A] Red_Fear1 [N/A, N/A] uberpl1 [N/A, N/A] *** Bet Round 1 *** GeordiGaz Fold GpdDelusio Fold rivrdu Fold Falconni Raise to 600.00 Red_Fear1 Fold uberpl1 Fold GazBlades9 Fold JulioArca Fold hornet01 Call 600.00 ( I felt a call here was OK as it was heads up. His range could include a fairly large number of hands that I am ahead of. Should I have re-raised. If he comes over the top or even calls, my Jacks are in trouble) *** Flop(Board): *** : [3s, 5s, 2d] *** Bet Round 2 *** hornet01 Check Falconni Bet 450.00 hornet01 Raise to 1200.00 Falconni Raise to 1950.00 hornet01 Call 1950.00 ( I ruled out a set, straight or two pair, so I fathomed I am behind AA KK QQ, but ahead of Ax or middle pairs, which is why I re-raised his 450 bet. When he re-re-raised, I sensed that he probably had me beaten) *** Turn(Board): *** : [3s, 5s, 2d, 2s] *** Bet Round 3 *** hornet01 Check Falconni Bet 300.00 hornet01 Call 300.00 *** River(Board): *** : [3s, 5s, 2d, 2s, 9d] *** Bet Round 4 *** hornet01 Check Falconni Bet 300.00 hornet01 Call 300.00 (Any show of strength from Falconni, and I would have probably folded, but it seemed worth another 600 just to see if he did have AK AQ or 10's. Should I have raised either on the turh or on the river? Perhaps even all-in?) *** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 6375.00 GazBlades9 Fold Win: 0.00 JulioArca Fold Win: 0.00 hornet01 Fold Win: 0.00 GeordiGaz Fold Win: 0.00 GpdDelusio Fold Win: 0.00 rivrdu Fold Win: 0.00 Falconni [Qd, Qc] Two pair queens and deuces Win: 6375.00 Red_Fear1 Fold Win: 0.00 Any thoughts here would be appreciated. :ok I do find these situations difficult especially with under-cards to what is still a premium pair. Cheers Steve

[GaF]

Re: How bad was my play here? I'd have probably lost more chips than you there :unsure His reraise of 750 to 1950 on the flop is extremely scary and indicates extreme strength IMO (far stronger than an overpair, QQ). After the turn, his bets are very very small and calling it down is probably pretty good play.... (though it can also look like he's drawing and trying to draw cheaply - I definitely wouldn't put him on QQ with such small bets) How did you discount a set? I will often play a small pair that way.....