Party 10+1: a semibluff

[ChuckNorris]

Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 4: hero ( $665 )
Seat 2: kvnckc ( $1575 )
Seat 1: WTFwasTHAT ( $3615 )
Seat 10: RainMan401 ( $565 )
Seat 6: xcpoly ( $1580 )
Level:3 Blinds(25/50)

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hero [ Qs Js ]
3 fold
hero raises [125].
xcpoly calls [100].

** Dealing Flop ** [ 7h, Kh, Td ]
hero is all-In.
xcpoly calls [515].

** Dealing Turn ** [ 5h ]
** Dealing River ** [ 2h ]

hero shows [ Qs, Js ] high card king.
xcpoly shows [ Kc, 6c ] a pair of kings.
hero finished in fifth place.
xcpoly wins 1330 chips

[ddubois]

If you never semi-bluffed $10+1 you could still be playing extremely profitably. Push a draw if you have so many outs that top pair is statistically behind, like KcQc on a JcTc6h board, otherwise just don't do it.

[ChuckNorris]

I think there are many situations when an outright bluff is profitable. Of course the main reason for pushing is to win without a showdown. The straight draw is just a topping on the cake. I admit that the king is scary, and I'd be much happier to do this with overcards and/or flush draw. But if the situation was that obvious, I probably wouldn't have bothered to post it here.

[patrick dicaprio]

IMO it is not worth raising preflop here and on teh flop i wouldnt go all in here since you are still a dog if called and if he has nothing he wil lfold to a lesser bet. I can definitely understand what you were trying to do here but with small blinds and a passive player you are better off checking on the flop since you will still likely get paid off if you make a straight.

pat