disgusted... only slightly

[hc422709]

PokerStars Tournament game, buy-in $1.00+0.20, Level IV $50/$100 No Limit, 3 players
Hand History by

SB: T$3935
HERO (BB): T$1600
Button: T$7965

SB posts Small Blind T$50
HERO posts Big Blind T$100

Pre-flop: A 3 (T$150)
Button folds
SB raises to T$150
HERO calls T$100

Flop: 6 7 A ($350)
SB bets T$100
HERO calls T$100

Turn: 6 7 A J (T$550)
SB bets T$100
HERO raises to T$500
SB calls T$400

River: 6 7 A J A (T$1550)
SB bets T$800
HERO calls T$800

SB shows 5 Q
SB wins T$3200 with a flush Ace high

Surely he did not have the odds to call my raise (given 3 to 1 odds, needed 5 to 1)... but should I have folded anyways due to crappy kicker or maybe go all in?

[akajeff]

If you had raised the flop, he is folding.

and if you push the river as you suggested above, he is definitely calling...these 1.20$ players are not folding a flush on that board.

Played it well on the turn, but my only question is...were you slowplaying the flop??? I'd raise it to 300-350 personally.

[hc422709]

well, I actually meant pushing on the turn, but now that I think about it, raising is a better play even though he called me.

As for the flop, I was pretty sure my 3 kicker was too low and that he had an ace.

I decided to raise the turn because he bet 100 on flop and on the river, showing weakness. Also, I was pretty sure he was betting to prevent me from betting more.

My thought process was that if he bet 100 on the flop with an ace and I called, he would think that I would call more than 100 on the turn so the 100 bet struck me as odd.

[akajeff]

In regards to the FLOP: If you think you were unsure about your A3..make a standard information raise..say to 300-400 ( in that case he would have to fold his Q5)

On the TURN: Pushing would be a huge overbet and a bad idea, because your only getting called by a hand that's beating you.

RIVER: Unlucky, right move just to call.