Could I have gotten any more money out of this?
ok i was playing at a casino last night. I was in position 3 (just after the big blind). I had pocket 10's and was playing on a NL table where the blinds were 1/2.
I immediatley raised to $10. I had 3 calls until someone raised to $30. a couple of folds, then one guy called and i called. Everyone else folded so we are 3 people left in a $120 pot hand. flop comes 10, 4, 2. I pretend to think, then I checked. The next guy grabs his stack and sprinkles $30 as his bet (I took this guy for $100 a few hands ago, so i think hes on tilt, but I also saw he has played terrible cards during the 2.5 hours i played). the next guy calls quickly. i hesistate and start counting out chips and pretend to wonder how many i'd have if i called. i then reply; " I'll see your $30 and re-raise $91 all in".
the guy who started the betting looks at me funny and wonders what the hell i could have. He folds, but the other guy calls.
I flip over the nut trips and he flips big slick. I was thinking what the hell is this guy drawing for? Q,J? even if he paired aces i'd have a bhoat and he'd have trips.
anyway, the dealer passed me all my chips and i had people scared to call my $10 bets.
you think there was a way to keep both in for my $91? perhaps a reraise of $30 after the flop, $30 bet on the turn and $31 after the river?
Thx. Mike
I immediatley raised to $10. I had 3 calls until someone raised to $30. a couple of folds, then one guy called and i called. Everyone else folded so we are 3 people left in a $120 pot hand. flop comes 10, 4, 2. I pretend to think, then I checked. The next guy grabs his stack and sprinkles $30 as his bet (I took this guy for $100 a few hands ago, so i think hes on tilt, but I also saw he has played terrible cards during the 2.5 hours i played). the next guy calls quickly. i hesistate and start counting out chips and pretend to wonder how many i'd have if i called. i then reply; " I'll see your $30 and re-raise $91 all in".
the guy who started the betting looks at me funny and wonders what the hell i could have. He folds, but the other guy calls.
I flip over the nut trips and he flips big slick. I was thinking what the hell is this guy drawing for? Q,J? even if he paired aces i'd have a bhoat and he'd have trips.
anyway, the dealer passed me all my chips and i had people scared to call my $10 bets.
you think there was a way to keep both in for my $91? perhaps a reraise of $30 after the flop, $30 bet on the turn and $31 after the river?
Thx. Mike
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i think you should be pleased with the results of it though
Why Hollywood here? Just check at your normal pace.
At any casino I've been in, this binds you to the action of calling $30, which I tend to think is the right play anyway.
You've got two players in this pot already betting & calling $30 on the flop. This clearly begs for a slowplay. I'd just call the $30, and open with a check on the turn whatever falls. The pot is now too big compared to your stack to attempt to protect the pot on any street, so the goal should be to maximize value.
If I had any chips left by the river, I'd move all-in being first to act.
IMO, you simply got lucky to get a horrible call from the AK for the extra $91. I think you'd generally be better off letting one of your opponents take another shot at the pot on the turn.
ScottyZ
Well, Niagara has a NL game. Check the B&M threads for Fallsview Casino I think. Something like a min $50 buy in max $300 NL. No casino's in Toronto (that the gov't is a aware of anyway... other than charity)
Nonetheless, great result. I think slow playing to the turn is also fine. A flat call on the flop might look like you are fishing with A-K and you might get one or the other of your opponents to fire on the turn.
i was playing at the seneca casino in buffalo.
I like the saying..... Couldn't have gotten more out of this hand with a gun. lol