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chenny8888
Joined: 03.10.2007

Daniel has JQ on this one and his Spidey Sense was tingling and told him to check the river.

PokerStars Game #12308240295: Hold'em No Limit ($100/$200) - 2007/09/27 - 21:01:42 (ET)
Table 'Aunus III' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Genius28 ($31689 in chips)
Seat 4: KidPoker ($51374 in chips)
Seat 6: MrSweets28 ($23557 in chips)
MrSweets28: posts small blind $100
Genius28: posts big blind $200
HOLE CARDS
KidPoker: raises $400 to $600
MrSweets28: folds
Genius28 said, "see how much worse online players are"
Genius28: calls $400
FLOP [9h 9s Ts]
KidPoker said, "I gave you that money I guess"
Genius28: checks
KidPoker said, ":-)"
KidPoker: bets $800
Genius28: raises $2100 to $2900
KidPoker: calls $2100
TURN [9h 9s Ts] [6h]
Genius28: checks
KidPoker: checks
RIVER [9h 9s Ts 6h] [8s]
Genius28: checks
KidPoker said, "Ill get laughed at for this one for SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
KidPoker: checks
SHOW DOWN
Genius28: shows [6s 7s] (a straight flush, Six to Ten)
KidPoker: mucks hand
Genius28 collected $7098 from pot
Genius28 said, "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah"
KidPoker said, "wow nevermind woohoo!!!!!!!!!!"
SUMMARY
Total pot $7100 | Rake $2
Board [9h 9s Ts 6h 8s]
Seat 3: Genius28 (big blind) showed [6s 7s] and won ($7098) with a straight flush, Six to Ten
Seat 4: KidPoker (button) mucked
Seat 6: MrSweets28 (small blind) folded before Flop

btw KidPoker is daniel negreanu


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What's so special abuot checking behind with a straight if there's a flush on the board ?
He knows if he bets, he only gets called by better hands :)


Not only a flush but a paired board as well. And his turn check says either a real monster or a draw and most of the draws got there on the river. Think of how many hands he would do this with and call a river bet and now think of the ones that Daniel beats. A river bet would be really bad here.


chenny8888
Joined: 03.10.2007

there was also a high possibility for an inferior straight here...

you must realize that this is on a 3-handed table...


Ok, it's three handed, but Negreanu obviously felt checking behind for pot control was the best thing to do. And why bet with nut straight on a paired board and flush board, against an opponent who on the flop showed odds were high he was on some draw or had a 9.

A raise would only get called by a better hand, a lower straight wouldn't call so even 3-handed, it would be EV- to bet. I wouldn't have either.