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rjb03
08-30-2004, 11:00 PM
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (2 handed)

Button (t5655)
Hero (t7845)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif.
Button calls t200, Hero checks.

Flop: (t625) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t625) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets t800</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t2400</font>, Button calls t1600.

River: (t5425) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets t2800</font>, Button calls t2800.

Final Pot: t11025

Results in white:
<font color="white">Hero has [9c 3c]
Button has [9d 7d] </font>

This person was extremely aggressive and over half his stack was transferred to someone else and then taken back at least 10 times throughout the tournament. Also, he never checked down to the river so I was 85% sure that he would bet at the turn after seeing my weakness preflop and on the flop, so I wasn't really scared of giving a free card. The turn call kind of scared me, but he was not one to slowplay. He reraised raises often and check-raised only once during the session (hand was not showed down). This helped rationalize my all in bet on the river, that and the fact he would probably push if I checked so I'd rather let him decide. Oh yeah, I left him with 30 chips after the river bet which wasn't too fun watching him win 3 showdowns in a row until he ran into AA. Anyways, should I have just bet the turn and checked the river?

rjb03
08-30-2004, 11:16 PM
Oh yeah, heres a hand that helped against the same guy...btw this is a $10+1 SNG forgot to mention that...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (3 handed)

SB (t3691)
BB (t2820)
Hero (t6989)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
Hero calls t200, SB folds, BB checks.

Flop: (t450) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t400</font>, BB calls t400.

Turn: (t1250) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets t600</font>, Hero calls t600.

River: (t2450) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets t800</font>, Hero calls t800.

Final Pot: t4050

Results in white:
<font color="white"> hero has [8h 9h]
BB has [Qc Td] </font>

I pretty much figured his bets for a bluff at a scarecard as he had done it a few times before. Were these calls any good or is this a raise/fold situation? Also, this was my first 2x BB bet of the tourney so he may have sensed that as weakness. I usually bet 600 and it was pretty obvious if you were at the table.