First hand sitting down at 1/3 table for hero. 8 People sitting at the table.
Hero is in HJ with A9
9
$300
Villain is in BB with about $500
PF:
3 players limp in front of me
I raise to 20
CO - SB Folds
Villain in BB calls
All 3 limpers call
Flop: 9
2
3
// Pot now (125)
Checks to me and I bet 80 into the pot
Call in the BB by Villain
Everyone else folds
Turn: 9
2
3
6
// Pot now (285)
Villain Checks
I check behind
River: 9
2
3
6
A
// Pot still (285)
Villan raises 120
Hero Calls
Here is my thought process behind the hand and I would like some input on my line since I know I didn't play it perfectly.
PF: 3 limpers, first hand sitting down, I figured I would raise it and start by setting a table image with my hand being in good position against some weak limpers.
Flop: Very good flop for me. I bet strongly into a relatively dry flop. I bet 80 into a pot of 125 thinking I am most likely going to take it down since its hard to call with just a club draw and all of the cards are low. BB calls and I am thinking what he could have, he cold called in the BB from my strong raise so he maybe has a pocket pair of sorts such as 10's or JJ's but those are most likely going to be raising PF. The only other hand I imagine he has would be A
5
or some weird club draw that is getting out of line.
Turn: Club draws are now completed. Looking back I think I should have bet here about half pot instead of checking behind the BB but in the moment I was a bit flustered and my head wasn't as in the game as it should have been considering it was my first hand. Had I had bet I would have represented a mad flush draw myself potentially and my range of hands would be very strong meaning the BB would have folded basically anything except for a very strong flush draw. But alas we go to the river.
River: Villain leads out for almost half pot. I call. The reasoning behind my call at the time was that the ace would have been a good hand for him to bet if he had an ace
with another card that paired on the board on the flop or turn. Plus me checking behind after the club comes looks relatively weak so he might be taking a stab at the pot hoping to take it down. At the time I almost folded but I couldn't lay it down hitting the two pair on the river and again this was my first hand at the table so my though process at the time was more scrambled.
Thanks guys this is my first post here (hopefully of many) and I would love any kind of feedback I can get, in terms of the hand and in terms of posting