I've been reading a lot of articles today on the art of checking behind, and was wanting to have an opportunity to use it in game.
I got my chance, but not sure if I selected the right time to do it:
Bodog - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3
BB: $4.98
UTG: $6.54
Hero (CO): $4.86
BTN: $12.00
SB: $1.41
SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05
Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero has 2:club: 2:heart:
UTG calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.25, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls $0.20
Flop: ($0.57, 2 players) 3:spade: Q:heart: 2:diamond:
UTG checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($0.57, 2 players) 2:spade:
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.42, UTG calls $0.42
River: ($1.41, 2 players) 8:heart:
UTG checks, Hero bets $1.10, UTG calls $1.10
Hero shows 2:club: 2:heart: (Four of a Kind, Twos)
Hero wins $3.46
Pre-flop - I know this is deviating from the SHC, but the UTG player was relatively tight but usually limp/calls and folds to most continuation bets etc. I felt raising with my small pocket pair would give me a good chance to take down the pot even if I don't make my set as I would have momentum.
Flop - I decide to check behind for value. (stupid idea?). I wanted to make sure my set was paid off and doubted he was on the straightdraw as he was playing quite nitty, so 54 etc isn't in his range. If he hasn't hit a queen, I thought he would instantly fold to a cbet. I felt if I checked behind for deception, I could extract more money out of this hand on later streets. By checking here I feign weakness to enable him to maybe bluff or to catch up as I feel I am way ahead in this situation.
I played pretty much standard poker on the turn and river... it's the flop where I think I may have made the error by trying to play too fancy.
Thanks in advance for your analysis!
