bcubed72
08-16-2005, 12:28 AM
This hand came up today at Pacific Poker, at the $100NL tables. Although I got the right results, in retrospect I believe I misplayed my hand. The main opponent in this hand, reed29, is a LAG player who was caught bluffing a couple times in the 30min proir to this hand.
Players:
Hero (LB): $83.76
crpike (BB): $59.20
estate1 (UTG): $110.65
krigoul (UTG+1): $19
GCM22 (UTG+2): $57.85
villan (CO): $114.40
sirv3 (B): $23.50
bcubed posts LB ($0.50)
crpike posts BB ($1)
Hero dealt J/images/graemlins/heart.gif J /images/graemlins/spade.gif
Estate1 folds
krigoul calls ($1)
GCM22 raises ($2)
villan calls ($2)
sirv3 folds
hero raises ($7)
crpike folds
krigould folds
GCM22 calls ($6.50)
villan calls ($6.50)
Flop: 5 /images/graemlins/club.gif 7 /images/graemlins/club.gif 8 /images/graemlins/club.gif
hero bets ($22)
GCM22 folds
villan raises ($70)
hero calls ($48)
Turn: 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
hero checks
villan bets ($5)
hero raises all-in ($5.76)
villan calls
River: 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif
villan shows K/images/graemlins/club.gif Q /images/graemlins/diamond.gif
hero shows J /images/graemlins/heart.gif J /images/graemlins/spade.gif
hero wins $173.02
now as to my strategy:
I raised preflop as no one had yet shown real aggression, and my JJ figured to be the best hand; plus, I also wanted to punish weaker hands and make them pay to play. Either winning preflop or limiting the field to one or two players works for me.
With the flop all babies, but somewhat scary with the 3 clubs, my goal was to semibluff, hoping to win the pot right there by giving flush draws poor odds to continue (I wasn't very worried about the straight draw, as the fact 2 players called my preflop raise makes it unlikely my oponnents had 6 /images/graemlins/club.gif or 9 /images/graemlins/club.gif. When villan (who is LAG) makes the big reraise, I have him on a flush draw. I think if he had the flush, he'd bet a bit less to try and suck me in. Figuring myself ahead, I call. The turn is self-explanatory, as I was pot-committed.
Where I think I went wrong: even if my read is correct, I stand to lose to redraws almost 50% of the time (to a flush, a straight, two pair, or an overpair). Plus, if I am wrong, I'm drawing awfully slim.
This is any easy fold against a typical TAG opponent; I only called because of the loose play of my adversary. However, In hindsight, the call was probably wrong against ANY opponent. I welcome your responses.
Players:
Hero (LB): $83.76
crpike (BB): $59.20
estate1 (UTG): $110.65
krigoul (UTG+1): $19
GCM22 (UTG+2): $57.85
villan (CO): $114.40
sirv3 (B): $23.50
bcubed posts LB ($0.50)
crpike posts BB ($1)
Hero dealt J/images/graemlins/heart.gif J /images/graemlins/spade.gif
Estate1 folds
krigoul calls ($1)
GCM22 raises ($2)
villan calls ($2)
sirv3 folds
hero raises ($7)
crpike folds
krigould folds
GCM22 calls ($6.50)
villan calls ($6.50)
Flop: 5 /images/graemlins/club.gif 7 /images/graemlins/club.gif 8 /images/graemlins/club.gif
hero bets ($22)
GCM22 folds
villan raises ($70)
hero calls ($48)
Turn: 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
hero checks
villan bets ($5)
hero raises all-in ($5.76)
villan calls
River: 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif
villan shows K/images/graemlins/club.gif Q /images/graemlins/diamond.gif
hero shows J /images/graemlins/heart.gif J /images/graemlins/spade.gif
hero wins $173.02
now as to my strategy:
I raised preflop as no one had yet shown real aggression, and my JJ figured to be the best hand; plus, I also wanted to punish weaker hands and make them pay to play. Either winning preflop or limiting the field to one or two players works for me.
With the flop all babies, but somewhat scary with the 3 clubs, my goal was to semibluff, hoping to win the pot right there by giving flush draws poor odds to continue (I wasn't very worried about the straight draw, as the fact 2 players called my preflop raise makes it unlikely my oponnents had 6 /images/graemlins/club.gif or 9 /images/graemlins/club.gif. When villan (who is LAG) makes the big reraise, I have him on a flush draw. I think if he had the flush, he'd bet a bit less to try and suck me in. Figuring myself ahead, I call. The turn is self-explanatory, as I was pot-committed.
Where I think I went wrong: even if my read is correct, I stand to lose to redraws almost 50% of the time (to a flush, a straight, two pair, or an overpair). Plus, if I am wrong, I'm drawing awfully slim.
This is any easy fold against a typical TAG opponent; I only called because of the loose play of my adversary. However, In hindsight, the call was probably wrong against ANY opponent. I welcome your responses.