A river bluff :

spoohunter · #1 02-25-2005, 10:15 AM

I understand this wouldn't work against second level thinkers. I raised preflop, what hand could I have with a 4 in it. I could have a big pocket pair, but if they realized I was TA they would know I would never play an overpair like this. In fact, to an observant opponent, my hand had to be relatively obvious.

I think the flop and turn play are automatic : what do you think of the river?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) converter

MP2 ($3.75)
MP3 ($11.35)
CO ($7.10)
Hero ($15.55)
SB ($8.60)
BB ($9.85)
UTG ($3.80)
UTG+1 ($5.10)
MP1 ($7.80)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.10, UTG+1 calls $0.10, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.10, MP3 calls $0.10, CO calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.7, 2 folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.60, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $0.60, CO calls $0.60.

Flop: ($3.15) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, CO bets $0.5, Hero calls $0.50, UTG+1 calls $0.50, MP3 folds.

Turn: ($4.65) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, CO bets $0.5, Hero calls $0.50, UTG+1 calls $0.50.

River: ($6.15) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, CO bets $0.4, Hero raises to $4,

Final Pot: $10.55

gulebjorn · #2 02-25-2005, 10:30 AM

I'm not sure you should call the flop bet. OK, it's only a 5$ bet into a 3.25$ flop, so you're getting 7-1 pot odds, but the only hands i think he is likely to have would be AT or a PP. So if an Ace comes up, it could very well give him two pair. So the only safe card for you is a K, assuming he didn't call your raise with KT. The backdoor flush draw also doesn't add much to your odds. Anyway, if you have any implied odds at all, and a good read if an A or K comes up, so you know he didn't make his two pair, the call is probably fine.
The river bluff... the straight possibilities do look scary enough to try a bluff... His slowing down on the betting looks pretty weak... But like you said, why would he believe you have a 4?
I think a pot size flop-reraise would be a better bluffing opportunity.

I'm not an expert at this game, so please correct my thinking if i'm wrong.

Good luck.

DoomSlice · #3 02-25-2005, 11:28 AM

There are any number of places where a bluff would be appropriate IF weak betting for this player means weak holdings. He really is just screaming to get this pot stolen from him.