vegas trip report and hand
 

I'm on this big road trip, and so on the vegas stop we met up with coltrane and we dined and played some music and nut peddled in the 6 10/20 must moves that were going, at least one of which was a great game. I met the dude who opened the first portable outhouse business in alaska! he was a nice guy and didn't even raise me on the flop or turn with two pair [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

anyways, hand is at the wynn 5/10 against a big guy wearing a jersey that says "viffer" who probably doesn't respect my raises based on some earlier tomfoolery. I think bruiser posted a hand against him once. I have 1.5k and he has me covered.

I make it 40 behind one limper in MP with TT, villian cold calls and we're off to the races with 120 in the pot.

flop is 9 4 4 no flush draw. check check and I bet 80, villian calls, checkers fold.

turn is a 7, I check villian thinks and checks behind.

river is a Q, I bet 150 and villian very quickly makes in 400 straight.

how am I doing so far, and perhaps the less interesting question is what now?

hope everyone is doing well! road trip is going awesome!

--turnipmonster

Re: vegas trip report and hand
 

fold... he has you beat

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I disagree, but I feel like too much depends on prior hands and your read for me to be of much help. I don't think it's obvious that he has you beat though.

Re: vegas trip report and hand
 

I'm not sure I understand the PF action... villian is behind us.. and we have two people in front of us, and there's only 120 in the pot?

Let's just pretend there's only 1 person in front of you.

PF: Standard.
Flop: Fine.
Turn: What do you think villian could have called you with on the flop? Probably any PP, and obviously a 9 or a 4. Will he fold these hands if you bet again? Will he call down with his pair hands? He's probably drawing at 5 outs at most., more likely only two. Is he capable of floating on you here to take the pot away later?

When you check to him on the turn, you are putting out the white flag and looking very weak, and yet villian didn't bet. This makes it likely that he's got something good, and doesn't want to scare you off. However, he also might just have a pair and be trying for a cheap showdown.

River: Block bet looks fine, if you think he was just looking for cheap showdown.

I think you have to fold to this raise. If he had air, I think he would have bet the turn. I can't really see a worse hand than yours raising here without having bet the turn.

Of course... this all comes down to read.

BTW: Have fun with your trip.

Re: vegas trip report and hand
 

turnip,

so here's the thing I've been thinking about this hand....when he calls you on the flop, you basically either put him on a 9 or a monster.....betting the turn is not a bad idea against a different opponent, maybe the reason not to here is because this Viffer character is apparently someone who might move you off the best hand - fine.....so you check the turn...

now the river was the thing I told you that day I didn't really like - I wasn't quite sure why, and checking was one alternative but I think we both agreed it's not all that great.....but I still don't like your bet, and I think I've come up with why.....basically, when you make a bet like $150, it's telling him that you don't like your hand enough to bet the turn, you didn't make queens-full, but you can beat a 9.....you know this guy's not a donk, he CAN'T call with a 9 there - so all he can do is fold or raise.....now, calling a river raise (which actually might be an option against someone you know is likely to bluff-raise there, but is probably a bad idea in this spot) is something you don't plan on doing....so I think the right move for you is to make a big pot-sized-ish bet on the river.....see now, if he has only a 9, from his point of view your bet no longer screams "value bet" but now could also be a whiffed AK bluff....I think he's actually much less likely to get tricky against a big bet and he's more likely to make a "pick-off" call, or fold, or raise only if he has the monster.....


EDIT: you know, now that I look at the actual numbers in your post, it's not quite what I thought - I was thinking that your flop bet and your river bet were a little closer in number.....still though, I think I like a bet of like $300 on the river.....

Re: vegas trip report and hand
 

Was this a big guy with reddish hair? Cause he is ultra-aggressive and you must make the call against him.

Basically, you need to give us more info about him other than what he is wearing and that he thinks you're a little loose. Is he very aggressive player?

Against many players this is an easy fold. Against others you must call.

Provide more details of what kind of player the villain is.

results
 

this guy was not ultra aggressive but I hadn't played more than 20 hands with him when this went down. he liked to cold call raises and play fit or fold.

I have no idea when I'll be near a computer again so the results are I bullet folded. it's a small raise and I can call it with lots of hands, I could have very well bet AQ on the flop and then hit a Q on the river, or I could just be bluffing with whatever in which case I think he could call with any 9. in hindsight I could have bet more I think.

coltrane made some great points as usual, my main question is what you guys think of a bet as opposed to a check on the end.

Re: results
 

i like your play on all streets...
i would fold the river INSTA.

Re: vegas trip report and hand
 

Viffer plays a lot on PokerStars. 3-6 & up. Decent player.

Re: vegas trip report and hand
 

wait i want to hear about the rest of the trip.

i bet that turn unless i was really sure he'd bet or he was so aggressive / unreadable that i had to check. when he bets, i may do anything, with the default being call.

on the river can't help you make that decision.