thoughts on this hand

[rosco]

Still getting used to cash and try and play an aggressive style. cd devil isnt a very good player but he suckered me in here. any thoughts on what I did wrong and should I have checked the turn? ***** Hand 1447683583 ***** 0.50/1.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit) - 08 February 2009 02:14:00 Table TH 579 (Real/Cash Game) Seat 1: xandi1967 (37.44) Seat 4: pokaleg (159.69) Seat 2: HouseM.D. (123.96) Seat 5: max_value (105.70) Seat 3: CD-Devil (54.70) max_value post SB 0.50 xandi1967 post BB 1.00 ** Deal ** xandi1967 [N/A, N/A] pokaleg [8d, 8h] HouseM.D. [N/A, N/A] max_value [N/A, N/A] CD-Devil [N/A, N/A] *** Bet Round 1 *** HouseM.D. Fold CD-Devil Raise to 3.00 pokaleg Call 3.00 max_value Fold xandi1967 Call 3.00 *** Flop(Board): *** : [2d, 10s, Qh] *** Bet Round 2 *** xandi1967 Check CD-Devil Bet 2.00 pokaleg Call 2.00 xandi1967 Fold *** Turn(Board): *** : [2d, 10s, Qh, Qd] *** Bet Round 3 *** CD-Devil Check pokaleg Bet 6.75 CD-Devil Call 6.75 *** River(Board): *** : [2d, 10s, Qh, Qd, 8s] *** Bet Round 4 *** CD-Devil All-in 42.95 pokaleg Call 42.95 *** Showdown *** : Rake: 3.00 Total Pot: 109.90 xandi1967 Fold Win: 0.00 pokaleg Fold Win: 0.00 HouseM.D. Fold Win: 0.00 max_value Fold Win: 0.00 CD-Devil [Qs, 10d] Full house Win: 109.90

[Nade]

Re: thoughts on this hand I think the flop call is pretty marginal as there's a player still to act it's kind of like putting dead money in the pot. The turn bet is interesting. Generally i find that on this kind of board if you check behind on the turn then the opponent is never bluffing into you on the river so you can narrow their range right down to big hands or value betting a stronger hand then yours if they do bet into you on the river. Plus you get the opportunity of a free showdown by checking behind twice and in most cases your hand will be good. There's some thin value in checking back the turn then betting a blank river as the play looks like a float gone wrong as betting the turn Q would look too suspicious, so instead you 'float' the river which can get calls from A and K high plus lower pocket pairs. It's mostly player dependent though. If you're turning your hand into a bluff i.e a float then as i said before it looks too suspicious, unless you're also going to be betting this turn with a Q sometimes to mix it up. So i think checking the turn is best for pot control, free showdown, and information if they then bet into you on the river.