Hand 3 : 7th Jan

Hand 3

Stack sizes:
UTG: $314.31
Hero: $512.70

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is BB with 9s 5h
UTG calls, CO (poster) checks, 2 folds, 2 folds, Hero (poster) checks.

Flop: 9c 8s 5c ($14, 3 players)
Hero bets $12, UTG calls, CO folds.

We hit top and bottom pair on a very draw-heavy board. These are spots that need to be played fast as our hand is very vulnerable.

Turn: Th ($38, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $20, Hero calls.

The turn makes the board scarier, and we check to UTG. After discussion, we agreed that betting is better here as we still probably have the best hand, and we need to continue to protect it. When you hit a poor two pair, it's important to normally keep betting to protect your hand.

River: Td ($78, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $24, Hero calls.

At this point, the odds we were getting to call were so great that a call seemed necessary. However, if we had bet the turn, we might not have had to call the river. This is a decent example of how errors on previous streets can compount to errors on later streets. This isn't a huge error, but you can see the point.

Results:
Final pot: $126
UTG Shows Jc Qc