Kurn, son of Mogh
05-23-2004, 09:46 AM
Foxwoods Act I satellite yesterday. Top 3 places get a buy-into an Act II.
2nd level, blinds are 25/50, I have 925 (10,000 chips in play).
I get A /images/graemlins/heart.gif K /images/graemlins/club.gif in the CO. One MP limper to me and I make it 200 to go. SB calls, BB folds, limper calls. (pot = 500)
Flop 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 5 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 6 /images/graemlins/heart.gif
Checked to me, I bet 200, SB calls instantly, MP folds. Note: I normally don't like the underbet, but in my recent experience, with the stack sizes here relative to the blinds, this type bet in last position often takes down the pot. In addition, if I'm getting sandbagged by a made flush, I can fold to a big checkraise. Now the immediate call by the SB suggests to me that he has a big /images/graemlins/heart.gif and 2 overcards.
(pot = 900)
Turn: 2 /images/graemlins/spade.gif
He checks. I pick up my entire stack, look at him and put down the chips and bet only 200, trying to make him think I'm trying to trap him. He thinks for a bit and raises to 400. Now I just find this strange. I'm pot-committed, he's got me covered by a few hundred, so why not put me all-in? Now, I'm playing this pot for all my chips, but I just call, still believing he has K /images/graemlins/heart.gif and if he checks the river I'm going to bet my measly 125 and see if he folds his busted draw.
River card and results later.
Blast away at my strange play.
2nd level, blinds are 25/50, I have 925 (10,000 chips in play).
I get A /images/graemlins/heart.gif K /images/graemlins/club.gif in the CO. One MP limper to me and I make it 200 to go. SB calls, BB folds, limper calls. (pot = 500)
Flop 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 5 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 6 /images/graemlins/heart.gif
Checked to me, I bet 200, SB calls instantly, MP folds. Note: I normally don't like the underbet, but in my recent experience, with the stack sizes here relative to the blinds, this type bet in last position often takes down the pot. In addition, if I'm getting sandbagged by a made flush, I can fold to a big checkraise. Now the immediate call by the SB suggests to me that he has a big /images/graemlins/heart.gif and 2 overcards.
(pot = 900)
Turn: 2 /images/graemlins/spade.gif
He checks. I pick up my entire stack, look at him and put down the chips and bet only 200, trying to make him think I'm trying to trap him. He thinks for a bit and raises to 400. Now I just find this strange. I'm pot-committed, he's got me covered by a few hundred, so why not put me all-in? Now, I'm playing this pot for all my chips, but I just call, still believing he has K /images/graemlins/heart.gif and if he checks the river I'm going to bet my measly 125 and see if he folds his busted draw.
River card and results later.
Blast away at my strange play.