First, I didn’t put him on the set due to his pre-flop raise. He didn’t cap pre-flop, so I didn’t put him on AA. He tried to show strength on the flop by leading out betting, but since he didn’t cap the flop I figured I still had the best hand.

The Turn: I figured the check/call was the right call here, I still had a strong hand, but not obviously against the flush, but one more bet would be worth paying to see the river.

River: My notes were saying he’d play any Ax and any combo face cards. Since there weren’t any on the table until now, I didn’t figure he had enough to beat me. Now, he showed strength here by raising, but I didn’t really put him on the flush. Yes, this was more of a “gut” call. I thought about some of the other advice I’ve read recently that said to raise in situations like this. I did, after all, have a strong hand. I had also seen this guy lay down hands on the river after facing a raise to his bet. He didn’t lay this one day, but then again, he did have a set.

Another question may be: Why didn’t he fold? Maybe he would have if I had raised him on the turn instead of just calling. He could have put me on the flush. If I could have pushed him off there it would have been better as a “guaranteed” win as opposed to waiting for the river.

So, did I play this right? Honestly, I’m not sure. Yeah, I won, but I don’t know if it was the right play. Maybe I’ll post it on 2+2 and see what they say.

At any rate, I haven’t played since Monday afternoon, and it feels like forever. I’ll get on the tables tomorrow afternoon around WPT time. It seems the show inspires people to come out and give me money, and that’ll be nice after the last couple weeks of losses.