Rush of cards

Didnt really feel like grinding away at poker last night so decided to play in a private tourney with my fellow Dbpoker members. I recommend checking it out at dbpoker.com where are small group of like-minded people discuss all things poker. The tourney had 34 people playing for a $10+1 buy-in which I was bounced out halfway through. Seeing as the night was still early I decided to try a little grind figuring there wasnt much else to do.

Was a good night and apart from a couple of hands early I pretty much folded away junk for the whole session. After about 60mins of this folding the rush came...In the space of 19 hands over two tables I got QQ once, KK, thrice and AA twice. Unfortunately none of them paid off as everyone either folded PF or on the flop. But one hand paid off nicely - see below.

PokerStars Game #1327106610: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2005/03/08 - 23:43:01 (ET)Table 'Camilla II' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Very Lucky ($257.80 in chips)
Seat 2: 1coolhand ($53.85 in chips)
Seat 3: berek2137 ($130.40 in chips)
Seat 4: phishless ($54.20 in chips)
Seat 5: azntheo ($162.10 in chips)
Seat 6: Lammers21 ($35.60 in chips)
Seat 7: bluey1000 ($103.55 in chips)
Seat 8: ojbreaknrun ($106.25 in chips)
Seat 9: PaulyDF ($63 in chips)
ojbreaknrun: posts small blind $0.50
PaulyDF: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bluey1000 [Kc Ks]
Very Lucky: folds 1coolhand: folds
berek2137: raises $3 to $4
phishless: folds azntheo: folds
Lammers21: folds
bluey1000: calls $4
ojbreaknrun: calls $3.50
PaulyDF: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [8h 9c Qs]
ojbreaknrun: checks
PaulyDF: checks
berek2137: bets $6
bluey1000: calls $6
ojbreaknrun: calls $6
PaulyDF: folds
*** TURN *** [8h 9c Qs] [Kd]
ojbreaknrun: bets $10
berek2137: calls $10
bluey1000: raises $15 to $25
ojbreaknrun: calls $15
berek2137: calls $15
*** RIVER *** [8h 9c Qs Kd] [5d]
ojbreaknrun: checks
berek2137: checks
bluey1000: bets $15
ojbreaknrun: calls $15
berek2137: calls $15
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bluey1000: shows [Kc Ks] (three of a kind, Kings)
ojbreaknrun: mucks hand
berek2137: mucks hand
bluey1000 collected $151 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $154 Rake $3
Board [8h 9c Qs Kd 5d]
Seat 1: Very Lucky folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: 1coolhand folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: berek2137 mucked [Kh Jd]
Seat 4: phishless folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: azntheo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Lammers21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: bluey1000 (button) showed [Kc Ks] and won ($151) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 8: ojbreaknrun (small blind) mucked [Qh 9h]

The flop was pretty good for me but any JT hand now had a straight, so I intended to play it with some caution. Turn was the lovely K so even if a straight was out there I now had a quarter chance to boat on the river. If you note, Seat 8 checked and called the flop and then lead the turn, this is almost always a sign of a strong hand so I needed to be cautious of the made straight. I decided to make a raise on top of his though to see what he did. They all call and checked to me on the river. I still wasnt sure the straight wasnt made so I value bet an amount which wasnt so much I couldnt get away from but was good enough to make a nice pot if I was the strongest. How would you others have bet and raised this pot?

Here is another example hand why not to slowplay...

PokerStars Game #1326717570: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2005/03/08 - 22:39:48 (ET)Table 'T #13133326'
Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Amplify ($125.50 in chips)
Seat 2: cowboy1168 ($61.40 in chips)
Seat 3: turnkey1 ($175.35 in chips)
Seat 5: EdmondT ($130.25 in chips)
Seat 6: bluey1000 ($98 in chips)
Seat 7: carcha ($61.85 in chips)
Seat 8: Romanichine ($99 in chips)
carcha: posts small blind $0.50
Romanichine: posts big blind $1
Return0Zeph: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bluey1000 [Jc Ah]
Amplify: folds
cowboy1168: folds
turnkey1: calls $1
EdmondT: folds
bluey1000: raises $3 to $4
carcha: calls $3.50
Romanichine: folds
turnkey1: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [Kh 9d Qs]
carcha: checks
turnkey1: bets $2
bluey1000: calls $2
carcha: calls $2
*** TURN *** [Kh 9d Qs] [Td]
carcha: checks
turnkey1: bets $2
bluey1000: raises $10 to $12
carcha: folds
turnkey1: calls $10
*** RIVER *** [Kh 9d Qs Td] [Kd]
turnkey1: bets $21
bluey1000: calls $21
*** SHOW DOWN ***
turnkey1: shows [Jd Th] (a straight, Nine to King)
bluey1000: shows [Jc Ah] (a straight, Ten to Ace)bluey1000 collected $82 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $85 Rake $3
Board [Kh 9d Qs Td Kd]
Seat 1: Amplify folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: cowboy1168 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: turnkey1 showed [Jd Th] and lost with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 5: EdmondT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: bluey1000 (button) showed [Jc Ah] and won ($82) with a straight, Ten to Ace

Turnkey played this wrong on several levels. One he slowplayed the flop with the nuts and his bet was so insignificant that I was fine to call for $2 thinking maybe I'll get my miracle T or even that an Ace will make my hand good. Sure enough the miracle Ten is what I got. Even with that T now on the board he still has the second nut yet he chose to bet a super small amount which I raised as I now had the nuts. On the river the board paired and flushed which means I no longer have the nuts and neither does he and this is the time he decides to raise big?! - big mistake. I called as he feasibly could've had me beat now but I was certainly going to call. I love these chimps :-)

I ended my playing session after no more than 90 mins for a $240 profit - very nice thankyou.