been taking a lot of beats here. I put him on either gutshot or flushdraw, both of which were completed by my Q, so I went for checkcall to protect my stack. Do I need to grow a new set of balls, or was this play fine?
Hand converted with online PokerStrategy.com hand converter:
$0.25/$0.5 No-Limit Hold'em (8 handed)
Known players:
[tg]MP2$125.00:///////;MP3$142.95:///////;CO$94.70:///////;BU$41.95:///////;SB$132.95:///////;BB$126.05:///////;UTG2 (Hero)$154.75:///////;MP1$142.20:///////;[/tg]
Preflop: Hero is UTG2 with Q:h, Q:s.
Hero raises to $2.00, 2 folds, MP3 calls $2.00, 4 folds.
Flop: ($4.75) 4:d, K:d, 9:s (2 players)
Hero bets $3.50, MP3 calls $3.50.
Turn: ($11.75) Q:d (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets $6.00, Hero calls $6.00.
River: ($23.75) 7:s (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets $11.00, Hero calls $11.00.
Final Pot: $45.75.
Results follow:
Hero shows three of a kind, queens(Q:h Q:s).
MP3 shows a flush, king high(T:d J:d).
MP3 wins with a flush, king high(T:d J:d).