7 Stud/8 - Dead hand bluff

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I had a chance to play with Andy B for a little last night.

Andy,

It was fun playing with you, and a little scary.

I don’t know if you remember Seat 1, but I thought he was playing a little weak at this point.

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7 Stud/8 ($1/$2) - $0.10 Ante.

3rd Street (0.8 SB) - 8 players.

Seat 1: X X 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Hero: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Seat 3: X X Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Seat 4: X X J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Seat 5: X X 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Seat 6: X X J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Seat 7: X X 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Seat 8: X X 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Seat 7 brings-in for $0.50, Seat 8 folds, Seat 1 calls, Hero completes, folded to Seat 1 who calls.

4th Street (3.3 SB) - 2 players.

Seat 1: X X 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Hero: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Seat 1 checks, Hero bets, Seat 1 calls.

5th Street (2.65 BB) - 2 players.

Seat 1: X X 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Hero: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Seat 1 checks, Hero checks.

6th Street (2.65 BB) - 2 players.

Seat 1: X X 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Hero: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Seat 1 checks, Hero checks.

7th Street (2.65 BB) - 2 players.

Hero catches 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Seat 1 checks, Hero bets, Seat 1 seems to take a moment and then folds.

If I’m going to try to pull this off, seems like I should have bet again on 5th. If he calls, then just check it down?

Any comments appreciated.

[Andy B]

I must confess that I was not watching this game very intently. Maybe that's why I'm 0-for-2 so far. I think that a bet on fifth street should take the pot most of the time. As it is, since you've done nothing but check since fourth street, opponent is liable to call your river bet with any old pair. Most of the time that your bluff works, your Ace-high is good anyway.