[t_perkin]

Seems to me this idea of a bluff catcher only works when playing against people who are misplaying their hands. Ok - there are a number of hands that would make the 2BB bet on the flop.

But who makes a 2BB bet on the turn? draws aren't going to do it, and this is not much of a bluff, you don't have to have much of a hand to call 2BB. Asomething is going to be betting harder or checking (and they would have bet harder on the flop).
In fact the only hand I can see making a 2BB bet here is the made straight trying to sell it to you, and even they would be apparently oblivious to the fact that you could be on a flush draw.
I just can't see how this is a well played hand by your opponent.

Doesn't bluff catching just amount to calling down your opponent?

It doesn't seem like great way to do it either:- either he has you beat in which case you should be folding because you have no real way of improoving. Or he is on a draw in which case you should be making him pay to draw. simply calling him down seems like the worst option.


tim