Perfectly played or begging to be sucked out on?

Go Blue · #1 01-14-2005, 01:02 PM

So 7 people, in a live $10 tourney, just to pass time, very friendly atmosphere. Top 3 pay, we are down to 5. I pick up A9s in SB, and it's folded around to me. I raise to 3xBB...the BB thinks for a while and calls. The flop is AT9 rainbow. I quickly bet the minimum...he thinks and goes all in, and my remaining stack is about 15 times what I just bet. So I quickly call and he shows J8o. Of course, he hits and I'm out. So hence my question, was I right to try and trap here and set an opportunity for him to semibluff or should I have just bet big right away?

zaphod · #2 01-14-2005, 01:08 PM

Is your opponent making a mistake if he just calls your minbet? I dont think so, so i think you should make a bigger bet. He might still beat you, and win but that is life. At least now he has to pay for his draw if he does not hit it.

ColdestCall · #3 01-14-2005, 01:09 PM

Well, without knowing stack sizes or anything else, it looks like you made a play that enabled you to get all your chips in as a big favorite. That is usually a good play.

two_dogs · #4 01-14-2005, 01:21 PM

I don't think it was perfectly played but it wasn't that bad. You definitely should have bet the pot or bigger on the flop but the question is did your opponent a:bluff all-in ,b:think his open ended straight draw was the best hand or c:just didn't care cause it was only ten dollars.Either way he made the mistake ,you paid the price. There is a term for that it is called "poker".