Full Tilt Poker $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players -
Hero (BTN): $5.32
SB: $2.27
BB: $1.89
CO: $5.00
Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BTN with 9♥ A♠
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.20, SB calls $0.18, BB calls $0.15
Flop: ($0.60) 9♦ 2♥ 4♦ (3 players)
SB checks, BB bets $0.10, Hero raises to $0.35, SB calls $0.35, BB calls $0.25
Turn: ($1.65) A♦ (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $1.12, SB calls $1.12, BB folds
River: ($3.89) 6♣ (2 players)
SB bets $0.60 all in, Hero calls $0.60
Hey FactoriusX,
Usually with 2 shortstackers in the blinds I would open-raise a little smaller. 2.5x will do.
I like flop-raise, I would make it $0.40.
Turn is actually a bad card for you, both in the sense that diamond-draws are a legitimate part of either villain's range, and also because if either opponent did hold a worse 9x they are going to hate this turn card and not call a larger bet.
Therefore, best turn option is to bet a lot smaller. We are talking $0.60 or so, and fold to a raise. Another alternative would be to check back here and go for value on the river, but I think it's good to bet to avoid giving free cards to any random diamonds out there.
