.05/.10c Cash Game on BOL. UTG with pocket 7's I raised to .25c I get 3 callers the flop comes
7,3,10 rainbow BB checks I check UTG+1 checks and Button bets .67c I slowplay my set and just call, also UTG+1 calls as well
the turn brings the 8 of hearts no flush draw at this point the only real threat is j/9 or 9/6 so I check in order to implement a check raise and it checks around
the river brings a J which gives any 9 a straight here I check UTG+1 also checks and button bets $2.89 I believe this is where I got bluffed and another good point I can mention is that I believe that I made a mistake by not check raising the flop. It really looks like a value bet but I make the fold and villain takes it down. What hands with a 9 does the button call pre with here????

awful, stopped reading here

^lol

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this is almost exactly what happened to u in ur other thread with trip kings lol.

at these stakes ppl will def pay off huge value bets the entire way so while i understand ur trying to slowplay a monster i think u would be much much much better off betting this hand hard right from the flop.

its always better to win a small pot than lose a giant one (obv)

not x/r flop is a big mistake
you should not plan to x/r turn ap when the board just gets worse for you
put money in when you're ahead
leading turn is a better option as your opp will sometimes x/ his pair+draw
river is always a fold ap, a lot of 9x out there, you cannot expect your opp will turn his 1 pair hand into a bluff or bet 2p for value

I fully grasped the concept of taking down small pots but my goal is to improve so that's why I might take a different approach from the norm so in the future when I'm in the same sit again I can be more confident in my ability to make the correct play. But maybe at these stakes I should just try to print as much money as I can. I agree with Ionutd check-raising the flop is TO. Please just stop reading after the flop this is the worse thread ever!! But thanks for your 2 cents you guys

if your making any money its variance , i would recomend reading some of the books here on 2p2. the line of thinking you have can be expensive and last a life time if your stubborn enough.

I've been playing more optimal lately I get more respect and less variance thanks for your help and I will start reading some books on here

Here's what your doing wrong:

You're not betting.

You're basically telling everyone at the table: if I hit a monster, I'm slowplaying and not cbetting.
So from now on when you cbet, you're telling everyone you don't have a monster, giving them an easy opportunity to value bet their good hands and bluff you off your mediocre hands.

BET THE FLOP
BET THE TURN
STOP SLOWPLAYING AGAINST FISH

Thanks Yeodan do you have IG snap or skype I would appreciate talking to you about some hands I played