09-07-2005, 08:23 AM
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Hero (t3580)
SB (t2000)
BB (t4270)
UTG (t3650)
Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1200</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls t800.
Flop: (t2075) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t3045 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t5120
Played this hand tonight in a $22 SNG at Pokerstars. I had the strong feeling that the BB was pulling a stop and go, because he thought a long time (into the think tank) before calling, then went all in relatively quickly on the flop. BB is a smart, tricky player capable of bluffing in the right situation. For example, on an earlier hand as BB (4-handed) it was folded around to the SB who raised 3x the BB. BB raised all in (had SB covered), SB folded, and BB showed 62o.
I felt there was a good chance the BB was bluffing in this situation, but felt I was playing well and didn't want to put my whole tournament at risk with potentially 10, 4 or 0 outs.
Any suggestions for recognizing and defending against a stop-and-go? Would you have called in this situation?
Just for kicks I ran a quick SHAL with a 30% chance he had a T or small-med pair, 20% Kx, 20% flush draw/undercard semibluff, and 30% pure bluff. These numbers gave me just about a 50% chance of winning, although this varies widely based on the percentage he's bluffing.
Hero (t3580)
SB (t2000)
BB (t4270)
UTG (t3650)
Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1200</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls t800.
Flop: (t2075) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t3045 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t5120
Played this hand tonight in a $22 SNG at Pokerstars. I had the strong feeling that the BB was pulling a stop and go, because he thought a long time (into the think tank) before calling, then went all in relatively quickly on the flop. BB is a smart, tricky player capable of bluffing in the right situation. For example, on an earlier hand as BB (4-handed) it was folded around to the SB who raised 3x the BB. BB raised all in (had SB covered), SB folded, and BB showed 62o.
I felt there was a good chance the BB was bluffing in this situation, but felt I was playing well and didn't want to put my whole tournament at risk with potentially 10, 4 or 0 outs.
Any suggestions for recognizing and defending against a stop-and-go? Would you have called in this situation?
Just for kicks I ran a quick SHAL with a 30% chance he had a T or small-med pair, 20% Kx, 20% flush draw/undercard semibluff, and 30% pure bluff. These numbers gave me just about a 50% chance of winning, although this varies widely based on the percentage he's bluffing.