Because your cards don't always matter...

[MisterKing]

I had a decent draw on the flop, but picked up a read on my opponent at that point as well. This only increased in certainty as the hand progressed. Can't do it often at such low limits, but this was a definite case of playing the man and not the cards.


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Preflop: Hero is BB with T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls, MP folds, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB folds, Hero calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds, Button calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.

River: (6.25 BB) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button folds.

Final Pot: 7.25 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 6.25 BB, won by Hero.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: 1 BB, returned to Hero.</font>

Saucy!

[ALL1N]

I would checkraise this flop.