1/2 $200 9-handed
Table Composition: It's early on a weekday night, 2 $1/2 tables running and $2/5 hasn't gotten started yet, so it's a bit more reggish and less recreational than the typical weekend nights I'm used to. Betting seems more aggressive than usual postflop (larger bets, more barrels) but a lot of passive play preflop. Despite the "seriousness" of these players, the table still seems good and somewhat spewy.
Hero ($180): Relatively quiet, tight. Checked the nuts after rivering OESD against the loosest/spewiest player at the table (he checked back).
Villain (covers): ~40ish guy who looks pretty "serious" ... headphones, scowling, seen him raise pre and take a couple pots down with c-bets.
Preflop:
4 limpers in the field, sb completes
Hero checks in the bb with K
2
Flop ($12):
2
2
6
Hero checks, Villain in MP bets $15, Hero calls.
I get really confused when I flop trips with these weird hands (especially OOP). I have a general rule that I should bet bet bet flopped trips but I can never seem to follow it. I've taken a lot of weird passive lines in hands like this that have villains convinced by the river that I never have trips. I think that this is a leak. Out of the bb it's just so easy for me to have a 2 here I think than any aggressive action on my part turns my hand face up, the super super dry board factors in to that thought too. The fact that he slightly overbet the pot makes me think twice.
Turn ($42):
2
2
6
5
Hero checks, Villain bets $30, Hero takes some time to think
(at this point I'm giving him a bit of a MUBSY range) calls.
River ($102):
2
2
6
5
K
Hero has $133 behind.
Hero?