Does he ever have it?

[Superman]

Full Tilt Poker Game #32117723508: $10,000 Guarantee (249243689), Table 38 - 500/1000 Ante 125 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:30:39 PT - 2013/02/14 [01:30:39 ET - 2013/02/15]
Seat 2: Sergey_Elm (70,076)
Seat 3: lickmynutz1 (38,221)
Seat 4: Sofeefee (24,188)
Seat 5: Petera Rabiosa (24,711)
Seat 6: Bcboy72 (45,115)
Seat 7: JOHNl1405 (19,479)
Seat 8: RDRR (18,702)
Seat 9: SSCOTT87 (27,783)
Sergey_Elm antes 125
lickmynutz1 antes 125
Sofeefee antes 125
Petera Rabiosa antes 125
Bcboy72 antes 125
JOHNl1405 antes 125
RDRR antes 125
SSCOTT87 antes 125
Petera Rabiosa posts the small blind of 500
Bcboy72 posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bcboy72 [8h Th]
JOHNl1405 folds
RDRR folds
SSCOTT87 folds
Sergey_Elm has 15 seconds left to act
Sergey_Elm raises to 2,000
lickmynutz1 folds
Sofeefee folds
Petera Rabiosa folds
Bcboy72 calls 1,000
*** FLOP *** [9c 7s Jh] (Total Pot: 5,500, 2 Players)
Bcboy72 checks
RDRR has been disconnected
Sergey_Elm has 15 seconds left to act
Sergey_Elm has requested TIME
Sergey_Elm bets 3,000
Bcboy72 raises to 6,000
Sergey_Elm has 15 seconds left to act
Sergey_Elm calls 3,000
*** TURN *** [9c 7s Jh] [5s] (Total Pot: 17,500, 2 Players)
Bcboy72 checks
Sergey_Elm checks
*** RIVER *** [9c 7s Jh 5s] [7c] (Total Pot: 17,500, 2 Players)
Bcboy72 bets 6,000
Sergey_Elm raises to 61,951, and is all in

[JodaB.]

Again I'm not as confident yet deep but I'll give my thoughts.

Flat pre is close, we need good post flop skills to make up for the fact that we are usually dominated pre. Think about the range most villains play in mps spot. Broadways and pairs, Aces and some suited connectors. Most of these hands dominate T8s. Like A8s, AT, KT, T9s, TT, 88, JT and so on. So we really put ourselves in a tough spot from the beginning. I would prob consider flatting here but its very close and I'd usually need a read that the raiser is weak post flop.

On the flop I think the board is dry enough that we can safely check call and let villain catch up. After we did hit our gin flop so given paragraph one, we need to achieve maximum profit in this spot to make up for times the flop comes T88 and we lose to 88 etc. Villain has alot of hands that caught a piece but also alot of bw that we can safely let see a turn. Our hand is fairly disguised and looks weak when we check call.

In this way I think we can rep weak and villain will often bet the turn to rep QQ KK AA etc, and we allow weak players to think they can legitimately rep those hands.

Depending on the player I'll either lead the turn big, super small, or check raise. I think most player we should flat flop after tanking and check raise the turn, and against many players, usually regish types, we can (or maybe just me with my image), min bet the turn as if we are blocking and induce.

I dunno if others like btp feel the same way but I rarely check raise flops. Maybe if its bb/sb vs button and we are short enough to stack leverage them.

[JodaB.]

also considering leading and using the same lines on the turn, whether leading big or small or check raise the turn.

[Superman]

I was confident enough with my stack, and the amount he was opening and continuing, that if I did in fact smash the flop I would get paid. And also it was cheap enough to get away from if we didn't hit hard.

my min raise on the flop was simply to see if I could induce...when he flatted, I thought a check on the turn would push him..but he stalled on me..lol.

I briefly thought the paired board might have pooched me..but, not about to let it go for the amount of time he is there.

He showed up with Q10

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