Show hand : 170105

Handnr: 170105
Submitted by : Bytewalker

PokerStars Game #9285001227: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/04/06 - 16:42:45 (ET)
Table 'Charybdis IV' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: akaLaude ($13.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Alik_Hamster ($16.30 in chips)
Seat 4: Stu230 ($32.30 in chips)
Seat 5: mabinza ($13.70 in chips)
Seat 6: wkrdixon ($91.05 in chips)
Seat 7: slats60 ($22.20 in chips)
Seat 8: yssue ($31.30 in chips)
Seat 9: bmw999 ($12.75 in chips)
yssue: posts small blind $0.10
bmw999: posts big blind $0.25
Brasil2007: sits out

Holecards
Dealt to wkrdixon
akaLaude: folds
Alik_Hamster: folds
Stu230: folds
mabinza: calls $0.25
wkrdixon: raises $0.50 to $0.75
slats60: folds
yssue: folds
bmw999: folds
mabinza: calls $0.50

Flop (Pot : $1.85)

   
mabinza: checks
wkrdixon: checks

Turn (Pot : $1.85)

   
mabinza: checks
wkrdixon: bets $1.25
mabinza: calls $1.25

River (Pot : $4.35)

   
mabinza: checks
wkrdixon: bets $3
mabinza: calls $3

Showdown
wkrdixon: shows (a straight, Deuce to Six)
mabinza: mucks hand
wkrdixon collected $9.85 from pot

Summary
Total pot $10.35 | Rake $0.50
Board  
Seat 1: akaLaude folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Alik_Hamster folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Stu230 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: mabinza mucked
Seat 6: wkrdixon showed and won ($9.85) with a straight, Deuce to Six
Seat 7: slats60 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: yssue (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: bmw999 (big blind) folded before Flop

Comments

KingKory   United States. Apr 06 2007 14:58. Posts 2083 What do people think of this play? Notably the bet on the turn after checking the flop? Is this generally a winning move? What are some motivations behind it?

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