ThePortuguee
04-18-2005, 01:16 AM
I play in a very strong, regular home game with some friends, the game is 1-1 NL, most buy in for $100 but for those who like to play with deep stacks the buy-in is not capped. Several of the players are multi-thousand dollar winners on Partypoker and Stars.
Hero has $160 in BB, Villain, certainly the best Player at the table, has over $700 UTG, with the table covered easily. We are seven handed. Villain is a loose, very agressive, experienced, and very strong player. Additionally, I should note that Im a weaker, less experienced player, generally agressive, and that the Villain's opinion of me, the Hero, is that I play the game well but oftentimes like an inexperienced player.
Villain Raises UTG to $5, MP2 and CO call, Hero has [Qc, Qs] in the BB and calls $4.
I thought for a while about a healthy reraise here, but out of position with this particular Villain to my left I felt as if there'd be more value in letting the Villain overplay a lesser hand, even if it was only one more bet on the flop, rather than taking the pot down immediately.
BB (Hero), UTG (Villain), MP1, CO in pot, pot=$21
Flop: [Jc, 5c, 4d]
Hero bets $16, Villain calls, MP1, CO fold.
My strategy here is to try to look like a mediocrely-played flush draw. I think villain would expect me to play a flush draw this way.
Turn: [Jc, 5c, 4d] [9h], Hero and Villain in pot=$53.
Hero checks, Villain bets $40. Hero thinks a while and smooth calls (this is where I think my mistake is). When Villain makes his bet, he says "You don't have odds to chase a flush here, so you know."
River: [Jc, 5c, 4d, 9h] [Ad], pot: $133.
Hero checks, Villain pushes, Hero calls his last $99.
Thoughts?
Results to come.
Hero has $160 in BB, Villain, certainly the best Player at the table, has over $700 UTG, with the table covered easily. We are seven handed. Villain is a loose, very agressive, experienced, and very strong player. Additionally, I should note that Im a weaker, less experienced player, generally agressive, and that the Villain's opinion of me, the Hero, is that I play the game well but oftentimes like an inexperienced player.
Villain Raises UTG to $5, MP2 and CO call, Hero has [Qc, Qs] in the BB and calls $4.
I thought for a while about a healthy reraise here, but out of position with this particular Villain to my left I felt as if there'd be more value in letting the Villain overplay a lesser hand, even if it was only one more bet on the flop, rather than taking the pot down immediately.
BB (Hero), UTG (Villain), MP1, CO in pot, pot=$21
Flop: [Jc, 5c, 4d]
Hero bets $16, Villain calls, MP1, CO fold.
My strategy here is to try to look like a mediocrely-played flush draw. I think villain would expect me to play a flush draw this way.
Turn: [Jc, 5c, 4d] [9h], Hero and Villain in pot=$53.
Hero checks, Villain bets $40. Hero thinks a while and smooth calls (this is where I think my mistake is). When Villain makes his bet, he says "You don't have odds to chase a flush here, so you know."
River: [Jc, 5c, 4d, 9h] [Ad], pot: $133.
Hero checks, Villain pushes, Hero calls his last $99.
Thoughts?
Results to come.