Hand example
Well played, or too agressive for stage two?
***** Hand History for Game 679370681 *****
Table Table 11231 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: WHITE_IVEY ( $715 )
Seat 2: ehces ( $2220 )
Seat 5: jjvengalil ( $970 )
Seat 4: sdog28 ( $740 )
Seat 3: REDSOX213 ( $1755 )
Seat 7: scottj72 ( $335 )
Seat 9: droopy75 ( $325 )
Seat 10: Rhildebrand ( $940 )
Trny:4218913 Level:2
Blinds(15/30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ehces [ Qh Tc ]
REDSOX213 raises [60].
sdog28 folds.
jjvengalil folds.
scottj72 folds.
droopy75 calls [60].
Rhildebrand folds.
WHITE_IVEY folds.
ehces calls [30].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6c, 7c, 6d ]
ehces checks.
REDSOX213 checks.
droopy75 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
ehces checks.
REDSOX213 checks.
droopy75 checks.
** Dealing River ** [ Js ]
ehces checks.
REDSOX213 bets [100].
droopy75 folds.
ehces raises [400].
REDSOX213 folds.
ehces does not show cards.
ehces wins 695 chips
***** Hand History for Game 679370681 *****
Table Table 11231 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: WHITE_IVEY ( $715 )
Seat 2: ehces ( $2220 )
Seat 5: jjvengalil ( $970 )
Seat 4: sdog28 ( $740 )
Seat 3: REDSOX213 ( $1755 )
Seat 7: scottj72 ( $335 )
Seat 9: droopy75 ( $325 )
Seat 10: Rhildebrand ( $940 )
Trny:4218913 Level:2
Blinds(15/30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ehces [ Qh Tc ]
REDSOX213 raises [60].
sdog28 folds.
jjvengalil folds.
scottj72 folds.
droopy75 calls [60].
Rhildebrand folds.
WHITE_IVEY folds.
ehces calls [30].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6c, 7c, 6d ]
ehces checks.
REDSOX213 checks.
droopy75 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
ehces checks.
REDSOX213 checks.
droopy75 checks.
** Dealing River ** [ Js ]
ehces checks.
REDSOX213 bets [100].
droopy75 folds.
ehces raises [400].
REDSOX213 folds.
ehces does not show cards.
ehces wins 695 chips
Comments
The only hand I see a *typical* player playing this way up to this point that's worth raising is KQs. I'd expect a typical player to call a river raise with pretty much any other plausible hand that is beating your Q-kicker.
Some specific things to consider:
1. What kinds of hands might this player raise with pre-flop UTG? Has this player been doing a lot of pre-flop raising already? Playing loose or tight?
2. Why would this player check on both the flop and turn, seemingly having given up on the hand (or possibly slowplaying? on a draw?), and then come alive with on the river for 100 To be sure, this looks like an attempt to simply pick up the pot, but do you really put your opponent on a hand *which is beating you*?
3. Is this opponent timid enough that he *would* fold an Ace on the river? More importantly, wouldn't an Ace check the river instead of betting 100?
I guess the question is: Why raise instead of just calling here?
Just to be clear, I like neither calling nor raising here.
ScottyZ
i thought partypoker 15-30 but its no limit on the river?
nice bet either way
I'm trying to be more agressive but I'm still not comfortable throwing chips around. I don't recognize the proper situations to bluff. I used to make weak bets.. which never worked. And making strong bets can hurt.
I guess practise makes perfect.
And it's Eh-ces.
Aces, eh?
Yur name is very good ehces.
You guys treied the newer 30 man tourneys, multi table sitngo's??
The 30+3 NL ones are an absolute god send in my opinion.
Kev
OIC
kewl