This one popped up today. I am going to post everything till my ulitmate river play since I would like to know thoughts untainted by the results. No reads, got about 16 hands on the bad guy and he has done nothing odd yet.

**** Hand History for Game 2676541685 *****
$100 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, September 08, 14:39:36 EDT 2005
Table Table 36601 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 5: SteveErkel ( $159.06 )
Seat 6: Stormdogg ( $107.70 )
Seat 7: Ikshet ( $229.25 )
Seat 8: GetTher1Time ( $139.51 )
Seat 9: BrewCrewIn05 ( $24.65 )
Seat 10: myrufus ( $89.25 )
Seat 2: Ricardooon ( $99.90 )
Seat 1: rsx100 ( $105.05 )
Seat 4: catchday6 ( $99 )
Seat 3: oxsin1000 ( $103.30 )
GetTher1Time posts small blind [$0.50].
BrewCrewIn05 posts big blind [$1].

** Dealing down cards **

Dealt to Ricardooon

myrufus folds.
rsx100 folds.
Ricardooon calls [$1].
oxsin1000 folds.
catchday6 folds.
SteveErkel folds.
Stormdogg raises [$5].
Ikshet folds.
GetTher1Time folds.
BrewCrewIn05 folds.
Ricardooon calls [$4].

** Dealing Flop **

Ricardooon bets [$6].
Stormdogg calls [$6].

** Dealing Turn **

Ricardooon bets [$12].
Stormdogg calls [$12].

** Dealing River **

Ricardooon bets [$25].

Stormdogg is all-In.

$51.90 to me to call putting me all-in too.

AQs, AK, KK, and QQ are possible preflop, with AQs (spades), AK and KK making sense by the turn and only AQ spades, QQ, or a bluff making sense by the river.

I never know what to do with these 2:1 calling situations, but historically I tend to call and lose my stack... I hope that didn't happen to you.

Okay you have an OESD but its on a flush board which I guess is not too relavant since you are HU with someone with a big pfr.

Flop-- I personally don't like the 1/2ish pot sized bet because I get no information on my opponent. Just about everyone calls that and you know an overpair will call that.

Turn--I prefer to check here. You are pretty much behind so why escalate the pot? A good player should be blasting your 1/2 pot sized bet if he has AA or KKK. and then you are done.

River--I like the bet which screams to be reraised which it was. I don't really fear AQ here.

Once the K comes, your hand is no longer a true OESD because half of your OESD loses to a different one-card straight. So I'm not betting the turn here.

8 times out of 10 he has a Q to make that play on the river. So I want to fold.

But I have a hard time putting him on a hand that makes any sense, though. QQ should reraise the flop. AQ should fold the flop. [EDIT: missed AQ of spades, that would make sense.] QJ and lower shouldn't raise big preflop. KQ has a gutshot only on the flop ... maybe that's worth calling with, to some people?

I do not know what to do. In the heat of the moment, I would fold because I take it for granted that people can tell when there are TWO four-card straights on the board and won't push all-in without one of them.

On the other hand, your hand is well disguised because of your bets. He could put you on two pair or a low set and think his set of Js or Ks is good.

I called.

Bad guy had AQs.

Bugger.

I am pleased at least that the consesus seems to be with me. It was a shame there was no read though unless he was a rock I was always likely to make that play.

My turn bet was a calculated risk. I figure that unless the K has improved him big time I am unlikely to get raised. Also my play gives little info on my hand so I might have anything from AA to a set, two pair or a draw. It would be tough for him to raise me and if he does have AK he might be willing to showdown cheap. I really want to see this river card for my draw (ironic eh?) so by betting I am pricing myself for my draw. I check I invite a bet I cannot call. It is something I do sometimes when the board has intrigue in it and it has worked for me most times...

Rich