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hummusx

08-03-2004, 06:01 PM

Fairly passive player, haven't really seen anything of note from him.

It's one of those situations where I took a shot at it on the flop but someone stuck in there. Without a raise, I don't know if that means they are chasing something or if they are slow playing or who knows what. Which basically just leaves me not know what to do. Should I have checked the turn? Seems like that's just inviting him to bet, even if I'm not beat. In this case, I think he'd have bet the turn and I would have folded.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (7 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP2 (t465)
CO (t1080)
Button (t1905)
SB (t580)
Hero (t2775)
UTG (t950)
MP1 (t245)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button calls t50, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t150) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t125, Button calls t125, SB folds.

Turn: (t400) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
Hero bets t275, Button calls t275.

River: (t950) K/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: t950
Main Pot: t950 (t950), between Button and Hero. > Pot won by Hero (t950).

Results in white below: 
Button shows Jh Kh (two pair, kings and jacks).
Hero shows Ah 7h (straight, jack high).
Outcome: Hero wins t950.

ddubois

08-03-2004, 06:17 PM

Personally, the only time I attempt a bluff like this is when I have the button and it's been checked to me. And I do think it's a bluff, your chances of out-drawing are too small to warrant the semi-bluff label (7 extremely tainted outs).

I think leading out the turn is good, because if you are raised, you have a chance to get away from it. If you check and he bets, you have to call but you won't like it.