QQ with a flush board. got him back later

[maldini]

care to analyze these two plays? same opponent. minutes apart but in chronological order.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP1 ($12.75)
MP2 ($24.75)
CO ($8.85)
Button ($16.15)
SB ($12)
BB ($49.85)
Hero ($49)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, MP1 calls $1.25, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>.

Flop: ($2.85) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, MP1 calls $2.

Turn: ($6.85) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks.

River: ($6.85) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to $9.5</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $21.35

did i show too much weakness on the turn? i hoped on the river bet that he thought i was angling for a check-raise but missed. probably should have called w/ the pot odds. didnt really think he had the stones to bluff reraise here though.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG ($24.75)
UTG+1 ($21.20)
MP1 ($9.75)
MP2 ($14.20)
MP3 ($12.65)
CO ($14.30)
Button ($10.50)
SB ($49)
Hero ($40.30)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls $0.25, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, Hero calls $0.75, UTG calls $0.75.

Flop: ($3.10) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets $1</font>, Hero calls $1, UTG folds.

Turn: ($5.10) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, UTG+1 calls $2.

River: ($9.10) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $8</font>, UTG+1 folds.

Final Pot: $17.10

is this too risky? gotta admit i would have withered under scrutiny at a live game. felt right though. my play indicated possible flush draw.

kurto was at this table incidently (cat avatar?). any thoughts kurto? probably dont remember since we didnt showdown.

[PoBoy321]

Hand 1: After he calls the flop, I check/fold the turn and river. Anything that he would call you with on the flop beats you since the only probable draw got there.

Hand 2: You're playing for set value with 44. Check/fold the flop. Even the 1/3 pot bet could be a total bluff, I don't think that you'd be ahead often enough for this to be profitable (unless you think you can stack him if a 4 hits, but that seems doubtful).

[maldini]

i feel like a lot of folks call a good flop bet and fold when you bet out again on the turn. havent figured out why. i always think they hope the flush hits or an A or they hit a 2nd pair.

check/folding the turn on hand 2 seems a bit to conservative. particularly if you show a pattern of doing that to overcards or an ugly board. may be the correct play though. probably dont have to bluff much at these levels to be successful.

[kurto]

Hey, Maldini.

Hand 1- I believe the guy. If he doesn't have flush, I suspect he at least has a King.

Hand 2- I don't remember the hand. If I folded out, I may have been watching another table.

But I think you made a great bluff. It would be easier to comment based on the player. But I think his flop bet definitely showed weakness. You actually legitimately may have had the best hand. I think the other guy clearly had an AJ or AQ and completely missed the flop.