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PokerGoblin
10-17-2004, 03:00 PM
$50 NL Hold'em
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 4: Icarium ( $103.5 )
Seat 5: HERO ( $90.5 )
Seat 10: SmokingAl ( $75.2 )
Seat 6: TheRiccker ( $50 )
Seat 2: furni ( $42.35 )
Seat 7: piza4u2 ( $29.7 )
Seat 3: VILLIAN ( $81.25 )
Seat 1: KLGambiT ( $157.39 )
Seat 9: mnwhite ( $105.85 )
Seat 8: prflash ( $59.5 )
mnwhite posts small blind [$0.5].
SmokingAl posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Ah As ]
KLGambiT folds.
VILLIAN calls [$1].
Icarium folds.
HERO raises [$3.5].
TheRiccker folds.
piza4u2 folds.
prflash folds.
mnwhite folds.
SmokingAl folds.
VILLIAN calls [$2.5].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ad, 2s, 6c ]
VILLIAN bets [$3].
HERO calls [$3].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9c ]
maryanncc2 bets [$3].
PokerGoblin calls [$3].
** Dealing River ** [ Kd ]
maryanncc2 checks.
HERO bets [$20].
VILLIAN calls [$20].
HERO shows [ Ah, As ] three of a kind, aces.
VILLIAN doesn't show [ X, X ]. (WILL BE POSTED LATER)
PokerGoblin wins $57.50 from the main pot with three of a kind, aces.


My $20 bet was a pot sized bet. I had the Villian covered by about $9. I had them pretty firmly on a set of sixes (tried to limp, then called preflop raise, then bets into me post-flop). I was afraid of overbetting and losing them (which is a problem I have had a lot lately). I think I have a very tight table image and I think that deters the action I get, Especially after couple hours at the same table.

I figured if my read was right they'd call a decent amount. Could I have gotten away w/ more?

How much to bet in situations where I want a call has been a weak point in my game. Any suggestions as to some guidelines, or if some other threads have covered this sufficiently that's cool too.

Thanks

PG

AtlBrvs4Life
10-17-2004, 03:17 PM
I don't think anybody here can give you a concrete answer. You just have to bet the most that you think he will call. I think raising the turn would have been a better line to take though.

jdl22
10-17-2004, 04:45 PM
Use this hand history converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi) and you'll get more responses.