No idea how to play this from mid position

[Dan Abnormal]

STILL Playing so I cant say much JUST IM middle pos DUNNO how to play this I won but I dont know the smart way to do this play 2 pairs but I have a king scare card but nothing else scary

Stage #C15699996: Holdem No Limit $0.02 - 2010-05-21 20:45:02 (ET)
Table: OAKLAND (Real Money) Seat #8 is the dealer
Seat 8 - RICKIR18 ($4.65 in chips)
Seat 1 - BRAINCONTROL ($2.02 in chips)
Seat 2 - SUEZEYEDQQS ($0.84 in chips)
Seat 3 - MRBEAST87 ($6.27 in chips)
Seat 4 - CARLOSARANA ($0.40 in chips)
Seat 5 - EUGENESELDOM ($2.28 in chips)
Seat 6 - ZERBZ11 ($1.56 in chips)
Seat 7 - YOUGH_EL ($1.05 in chips)
BRAINCONTROL - Posts small blind $0.01
SUEZEYEDQQS - Posts big blind $0.02
CARLOSARANA - sitout (wait for BB)
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to EUGENESELDOM [9h 9c]
MRBEAST87 - Folds
EUGENESELDOM - Calls $0.02
ZERBZ11 - Folds
YOUGH_EL - Calls $0.02
RICKIR18 - Calls $0.02
BRAINCONTROL - Calls $0.01
SUEZEYEDQQS - Checks
*** FLOP *** [8d 3d Kh]
BRAINCONTROL - Checks
SUEZEYEDQQS - Checks
EUGENESELDOM - Checks
YOUGH_EL - Checks
RICKIR18 - Checks
*** TURN *** [8d 3d Kh] [8h]
BRAINCONTROL - Checks
SUEZEYEDQQS - Checks
EUGENESELDOM - Checks
YOUGH_EL - Checks
RICKIR18 - Checks
*** RIVER *** [8d 3d Kh 8h] [5c]
BRAINCONTROL - Checks
SUEZEYEDQQS - Checks
EUGENESELDOM - Checks
YOUGH_EL - Checks
RICKIR18 - Checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BRAINCONTROL - Shows [7c Jh] (One pair, eights)
SUEZEYEDQQS - Mucks
EUGENESELDOM - Shows [9h 9c] (Two Pair, nines and eights)
YOUGH_EL - Mucks
RICKIR18 - Mucks
EUGENESELDOM Collects $0.10 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($0.10)
Board [8d 3d Kh 8h 5c]
Seat 1: BRAINCONTROL (small blind) HI:lost with One pair, eights [7c Jh - B:8h,B:8d,B:Kh,P:Jh,P:7c]
Seat 2: SUEZEYEDQQS (big blind) HI: [Mucked] [9d 7h]
Seat 3: MRBEAST87 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5: EUGENESELDOM won Total ($0.10) HI$0.10) with Two Pair, nines and eights [9h 9c - P:9h,P:9c,B:8h,B:8d,B:Kh]
Seat 6: ZERBZ11 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 7: YOUGH_EL HI: [Mucked] [6c 6s]
Seat 8: RICKIR18 (dealer) HI: [Mucked] [Js 2d]

[Limey777]

Scared money never wins.
I would of thrown out a 1/2 pot feeler bet on the flop and if somebody called then I'd bet the pot on the paired board. If they called again I'd shut it down on the river and probably fold to any bet.
If I'd played the way you did and the whole world saw that I was "scared" to bet my pair then I would of been throwing out some bluffs on the hands following this one.

Looks like you are playing way too passive (green fish). Step up the aggression and get a reputation for throwing out some bluffs, then you can get paid off on the hands when you're holding the nuts. I hope that makes sense.

[Assistanc3]

With a shorten table (7 players) I would be raising pre-flop
(actually I don't see any case I would be limping with 99)

The Flop Betting .04-.06
There is some danger, the over card of course sticks out and so does the hearts.
I'd be tossing out a bet just to see where I was at. Not gonna get floated to many times here.


If 1 caller
The Turn Betting .10-.15
Now the board pairs is kinda scary but we need to throw another bet out to push off the flush draw and possibly a weak king.
I don't like a pot bet on the turn because if they have a hand they are not folding but could fold the river, we essentially bluffed ourselves by making the pot to big to bet at.


I would also re-evaluate your perception of what a scary board looks like, there is more "scary" then just the King over card. Board having 2 same suits, turn pairs the board. The only thing not scary is the board is not going to have a straight (from turn onwards)

[hojediade]

Was probably a way to create your metagame image at the table.

Advices already posted sounds good to me so that i will have to muck on that one.

[thejudge]

What i see wrong with the way u played this rob is that u didn't raise pre flop...apart from that not too bad ....however if no-one bets even with a K showing a feeler bet would be an idea.

[Washerwoman]

What does the book say

If your "M" is higher than 3.1, go for it...

[Dan Abnormal]

DANG yall pulled up a thread from MAY, been here that long DAMN so now I relook at this hand and see what I would do today

99 I push in 3-4xbb push and be done with this hand

if called

flop = 83K I push in another 2/3 pot and be done with this hand

if called

Turn = 8 I call here and wait to see who is gonna put the hammer down on me
IF NO ONE DOES. BUT I dont know do I call here or put on even more pressure and push an almost pot size bet. But maybe the call would show too much strength

River - 5 Well this is what I have waited for to set up value for this moment. I gamble throw in the big bet and be done with this hand and I want to be called because either someone with king trapped me from the flop or I just made somebody give me more money, I would even go so far as to say if I get re-raised, then I push all in but I wouldnt be as confindent though.


SO IS THIS an improvement or I have totally lost my mind

[Poker Orifice]

Hmm... I think you were better off in May, LOL.

[Poker Orifice]

What does the book say

If your "M" is higher than 3.1, go for it...

"M"? If you're gonna make jokes re 'by the book'.. why 'M' in a cashgame thread?

[Dan Abnormal]

Hmm... I think you were better off in May, LOL.

Well Dang PO you have shattered my confidence now. Dont forget back in MAy I would of been scared to make any of these raises, NOW IM A RAISING MACHINE, sometimes, well part of the time, well every now and them, well Im going back in my shell Im scared LOL