Strange bets as a last resort
 

I always strongly frowned upon all-in bets with a really small pot, because to me, it's a dead giveaway of a monster hand. However, I've been experimenting with them the last couple days. Sometimes I just know, 100% I'm not going to get a call with a normal bet. Here's a hand I had against a very loose preflop caller but folded almost everything post flop:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) converter

UTG+1 ($43.75)
MP1 ($49)
MP2 ($45.75)
CO ($19.80)
Hero ($46.75)
SB ($52.25)
BB ($16.75)
UTG ($64.70)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls $2.

Flop: ($5.75) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $44.25 (All-In)</font>, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: $50

He said KK? And took a really long time to fold, using the request time option, then showing 88. If I bet $5 I'm sure he instafolds.

Here's a hand where my all in is arbitrary considering his small stack size, but I think it was worth a try, maybe just to confuse him. These may seem kind of pointless, but there's nothing to lose. If I'm going to bet $8 here I may as well push it and see if it gets a reaction.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) converter

BB ($26.50)
UTG ($15.95)
UTG+1 ($60.45)
Hero ($78.60)
MP2 ($100.35)
CO ($22.70)
Button ($28.10)
SB ($13)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB calls $1.75, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: ($4.50) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($4.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $3</font>, Hero calls $3.

River: ($10.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $73.6 (All-In)</font>, SB calls $8 (All-In).

Final Pot: $92.10

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Ad Qs (two pair, queens and threes).
SB has 7s Ac (two pair, sevens and threes).
Outcome: Hero wins $92.10. </font>

Anyone do things like this? It won't work against a smart player, but if you know somebody is a donkey and a traditional play isn't going to work, it's worth a try I think. It only has to work every so often to be profitable. Kind of donkish play, but if it fools other donkeys than I see no reason to not bust it out every once in a while.

Re: Strange bets as a last resort
 

i do this all the time.