discipline is key

should have been out of the tourney on the second hand, but discipline helped me stay in.

i had KT of spades on the button and the flop came K2K. Everyone checks to me and i make a pot sized bet of 150 knowing it looks like a steal. i get two callers. one is the small blind - i put him probably on the 2 or a couple of clubs since there were two clubs on the board.

the other caller probably has the other K. the turn is a 4. everyone checks including me.

the river is an A. small blind checks, 2nd player bets 390 into 600 chip pot. which could look like he was chasing an A high hand and is betting it on the river. however, there was no preflop raising, so its hard for me to put him on an A (although i want that to be what he has). i still think he has the other K, and i'm a little worried about how big his kicker is. its possible he limped with KQ or KJ which would both beat me. now, normally i would raise all in here to value bet what i usually think is the best hand, but instead i smooth call because i'm feeling like i may be beat here, but i have to call since i have 3kings and if there is a chance im not beat, the amount is worth it.

honestly, i think he bet that amount to try and entice me to come over the top since he knew i had the 4th K and he knows he is ahead. i smooth call and he shows K4 for a full house. while aggression is very important in poker, sometimes caution wins the day. there was definitely a time in my game where i would have shoved everything, im pleased to know that at least today is not one of those days.

back to the felt.
peace and love and happiness
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