[MRTravers]

Full Tilt Poker Game #2447303480: $10 + $1 Sit & Go (18551097), Table 4 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:21:09 ET - 2007/05/17
Seat 1: neddski (1,485)
Seat 2: babosha (1,455)
Seat 3: MRTravers (1,470)
Seat 4: cashleymo (1,500)
Seat 5: mjb909 (1,605)
Seat 6: lafluenza23 (1,725)
Seat 7: pexpo (1,380)
Seat 8: mordan (1,410)
Seat 9: DAVE KRAV (1,470)
MRTravers posts the small blind of 15
cashleymo posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MRTravers [9d 9c]
mjb909 calls 30
lafluenza23 folds
pexpo folds
mordan folds
DAVE KRAV folds
neddski calls 30
babosha folds
MRTravers calls 15
cashleymo checks
*** FLOP *** [Ts Qs 9h]
MRTravers bets 150
cashleymo calls 150
mjb909 calls 150
neddski folds
*** TURN *** [Ts Qs 9h] [2d]
MRTravers has 15 seconds left to act - I assume a straight would have raised me on that board. Flat calling leaves so many options to be counterfeited. I was thinking I check to keep the pot small, but then he makes a bet of say 400 and I call. I'm going to have it all-in on the river anyways.
MRTravers bets 390
cashleymo raises to 1,200
mjb909 folds
MRTravers has 15 seconds left to act - Can I really get away from this?
MRTravers raises to 1,290, and is all in
cashleymo calls 90
MRTravers shows [9d 9c]
cashleymo shows [Jc Ks]
*** RIVER *** [Ts Qs 9h 2d] [Kd]
MRTravers shows three of a kind, Nines
cashleymo shows a straight, King high
cashleymo wins the pot (3,150) with a straight, King high
MRTravers stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,150 | Rake 0
Board: [Ts Qs 9h 2d Kd]
Seat 1: neddski folded on the Flop
Seat 2: babosha (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: MRTravers (small blind) showed [9d 9c] and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 4: cashleymo (big blind) showed [Jc Ks] and won (3,150) with a straight, King high
Seat 5: mjb909 folded on the Turn
Seat 6: lafluenza23 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: pexpo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: mordan didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: DAVE KRAV didn't bet (folded)

[True JM]

Don't sweat it man, you played it fine. I would have played it the same way because I know how often the scare card comes on the river, so I would have waited to fill up OR wait until the scare card DOESNT come before I committed my stack. The only other way to play it I think is to check/call the turn and then it would be easier to get away from on the river so yes, I agree with you keeping the pot small.

This is not "playing scared" or "playing passive"..

and it's also not "playing to lose/letting him catch up" because well.. franlly the OP needed to catch up, lol

#1 if you bet too much, you can only get called if you're beat
#2 if you bet a normal amount, you're going to price whoever has a K in - and you know they're going
to call anyway so wait to fill up or till the scare card doesn't hit to put the $ in

and last but not least...

always leave yourself room to get out of the hand. it's very very easy to get counterfeited in poker