Trips 7's from the small blind

[ensign_lee]

OK.

To counteract the effects of me looking like an idiot here, I'm going to post a HH that I'm very proud of. You know, the good kind of hands, the ones where you're NOT on tilt. :P


***** Hand History for Game 1978492761 *****
$400 PL Hold'em - Saturday, April 30, 18:18:15 EDT 2005
Table Table 37251 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: ewlee ( $628.4 )
Seat 3: xxOtisxx ( $66 )
Seat 4: Socialist ( $397.35 )
Seat 5: mhbgoblue ( $394.5 )
Seat 6: krupdogg ( $637.15 )
Seat 8: unLEAsh666 ( $485.9 )
Seat 9: kewlkev ( $132.49 )
Seat 10: JamItInYou ( $120.6 )
Seat 1: Chrome147 ( $391.2 )
Seat 7: DineOmite ( $296.45 )
ewlee posts small blind [$2].
xxOtisxx posts big blind [$4].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ewlee [ 7c 7s ]
Socialist folds.
mhbgoblue calls [$4].
krupdogg folds.
DineOmite folds.
unLEAsh666 folds.
kewlkev folds.
JamItInYou folds.
Chrome147 folds.
ewlee calls [$2].
xxOtisxx checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ts, 7d, 6s ]
ewlee checks.
xxOtisxx checks.
mhbgoblue bets [$5].
ewlee raises [$20].
xxOtisxx is all-In.
mhbgoblue calls [$57].
ewlee raises [$84].
mhbgoblue calls [$42].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jd ]
ewlee bets [$150].
mhbgoblue is all-In.
ewlee calls [$136.5].
** Dealing River ** [ Kc ]
ewlee shows [ 7c, 7s ] three of a kind, sevens.
xxOtisxx doesn't show [ 8c, 5d ] high card king.
mhbgoblue shows [ 6c, 7h ] two pairs, sevens and sixes.
ewlee wins $657 from side pot #1 with three of a kind, sevens.
ewlee wins $195 from the main pot with three of a kind, sevens.
mhbgoblue has left the table.
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Critiques? anything you think I should have done differently?

[ensign_lee]

I'm kinda sketchy on the minimum reraise on the flop, but it did get the job done. Do y'all think that I should have raised more here? I was trying to tie him to the pot in later streets and not chase him out, just in case he had two pair, like he did.

[ilikeaces86]

I like the play, it looks like you got maximum value out of it.