Graham;163490 wroteWell, I can't really see him having a set there with such a draw heavy board. He prob would have raised the flop. The only thing that I might think he could possibly have was 98 or some kind of flush draw. Depending on the player, if I felt he was likely to try and steal, I would have probably checked the turn, then check-raised him all-in crossing my fingers that the top 2 pair was still good. I think the huge bet on the flop kinda was a little overkill, and I personally probably would have tried to keep the pot a bit smaller. But I suck, so take my perspective with a grain of salt. I think I am usually just good at picking up on the huge bluffs.
Yeah, but at this time I had respect for the guys play. He wasn't playing many starting hands and I couldn't recall any showdowns of his.
I was putting him on a low pair (maybe hit his set), low or mid suited connectors (maybe already hit his straight), and maybe on a flush and straight draw at worst on the turn. I wasn't even considering anything TT or higher, and AK wasn't in my thoughts either. I would have expected a raise pre-flop from him, judging by his playing style I had seen already. If he raised pre-flop, I would have stayed in the hand knowing he didn't have a set or a straight.
Let me also say that if he raised pre-flop, I would have folded my hand, haha.
So, from my seat, there was no reason to assume a bluff at all. He played the hand well and got a few chips for it. I guess he's just lucky he didn't run into a total donk who would call with his two pairs. He seems like the type that can't fold his monster starting hands, yet doesn't know how to play them pre-flop. I hope I play him again soon.
Lesson learned.