river overbet

[schwza]

pretty early in a party $100, no reads.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t1010)
MP3 (t805)
CO (t1320)
Button (t1905)
SB (t1225)
BB (t1455)
UTG (t785)
UTG+1 (t1120)
UTG+2 (t1930)
MP1 (t535)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t20, UTG+2 calls t20, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls t20, MP3 calls t20, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) J/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero checks, MP3 checks.

Turn: (t120) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 bets t20</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t80</font>, MP3 folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls t60.

River: (t280) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 bets t125</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t910 (All-In)</font>,

[guaranteedBluff]

Good bet. There are a lot of inferior hands that he will call with here.

[Sam T.]

I think this kind of play is pretty read-dependant, but in this case I like it because:

1) He called your turn raise, and then led the river. He really likes his hand. (Slow-played flush?)

2) It's early, and people are more curious early in tournaments than late.

If he doesn't lead the river, I think you'd have to settle for a regular value bet.

Sam