A heads-up question

Kluddeludde · #1 02-11-2004, 01:42 PM

I played this hand a few weeks ago, but it popped into my head while I was browsing the site, so I thought, what the hell. Here goes.

This particular hand is from party poker 3/6 at an unusually tight table (for party poker that is [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]). Average flop is seen by two or three people, and there are usually a raise preflop. The player in question is a little loose with his preflop calls, especially from the blinds, but plays rather well postflop.

I get dealt A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] in middle position. I'm first in with a raise and all fold to the big blind, who calls. The flop comes

J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

I bet out, hoping he will fold and I am faced with a checkraise. Thinking that I will not be pushed around in heads-up situations, I 3-bet. He calls. Next card is

8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

He checks to me and I bet. Once again I am faced with a checkraise. This gets me a bit worried, but I call. I do have a great draw. The river is

K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

hmm...will this card save the day or will I just lose more money because of it? He bets, I call.

Comments on all streets appreciated. Results will be posted soon.

Kludde

Louie Landale · #2 02-11-2004, 01:56 PM

"Not to get pushed around" is a pretty bad reason to 3-bet. You need to be thinking [] may he have a small pocket pair and will FOLD it immediately? [] Will my raise cause him to play very predictably later? [] Might he be raising with a worse hand?

Otherwise play was OK, although he's probably got a set of 3s.

- Louie

DOMIT · #3 02-11-2004, 02:03 PM

By 3 betting the flop, you essentially bought yourself a free card on 4th.. take it! Yes, you have a draw, but you were check-raised; he has something on that flop and will at least call your bet. Personally, I would have taken the free card and when he bet out on the river, which I'm assuming he would do anyway since he check-raised you again, it's an easy call w/ the king.

Kluddeludde · #4 02-11-2004, 02:21 PM

Actually, what I meant with being pushed around was that I thought he could checkraise with a variety of hands on the flop, of which some I had him beat. This is a move I frequently do when I'm heads-up against a poor player that raised preflop. Usually I can pick up the pot on the turn if the raiser doesn't catch something. I didn't want to fall victim to that. Perhaps I got carried away, though.

Kludde

Kluddeludde · #5 02-11-2004, 02:26 PM

Yup, should've taken the free card. I was under the impression, though, that he tried to be tricky checkraising the flop with perhaps nothing and that he would fold for a bet on the turn. It's a move I frequently employ myself. However, I wouldn't have called a 3-bet on the flop if I did that move. So, the free card seems reasonable.

Kludde

Kluddeludde · #6 02-13-2004, 11:53 AM

Sorry that it took so long to post the results, but here goes.

The big blind shows Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. I was baffled by this, but was happy to take down the pot. Anyway, next time I'll probably take the free card on the turn and perhaps fold to a bet on the river if I don't improve. Thanks for the help!

Kludde