Funny hand, low content

[Dr. Strangelove]

I never do this, but I thought I might save some money if he would only rereraise with hands that crush me. Anyone ever do this and get shown a bluff, semibluff, or tied hand?

Hand #4372788-23743 at Maughold (No Limit Hold'em)
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Started at 28/Feb/05 11:55:39

fishlanier is at seat 1 with $36.
donstaun is at seat 2 with $27.35.
vegasman is at seat 3 with $23.20.
heyyou1980 is at seat 4 with $39.70.
trufflepig99 is at seat 5 with $82.75.
internation is at seat 6 with $26.95.
EpicFOOL is at seat 7 with $38.80.
johnson5 is at seat 8 with $13.80.
geekkl is at seat 9 with $36.55.
The button is at seat 3.

heyyou1980 posts the small blind of $.25.
trufflepig99 posts the big blind of $.50.

fishlanier: -- --
donstaun: -- --
vegasman: -- --
heyyou1980: -- --
trufflepig99: Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
internation: -- --
EpicFOOL: -- --
johnson5: -- --
geekkl: -- --

Pre-flop:

internation folds. EpicFOOL folds. johnson5 folds.
geekkl calls. fishlanier folds. donstaun folds.
vegasman calls. heyyou1980 calls. trufflepig99
checks.

Flop (board: Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]):

heyyou1980 checks. trufflepig99 bets $2. geekkl
raises to $4. vegasman folds. heyyou1980 folds.
trufflepig99 re-raises to $6. geekkl re-raises to $8.
trufflepig99 folds. geekkl is returned $2
(uncalled)


Hand #4372788-23743 Summary:

$.70 is raked from a pot of $14.
geekkl wins $13.30.
----------------------------------------------------------------


Results in white:
<font color="white"> geekkl opts to show Td Jc.
geekkl has Td Jc Qd 9h 8s: straight, queen high
</font>

[TheWorstPlayer]

Funny, but decent ify ou have some read that the guy isn't a complete donkey. Normally, folding to min-re-raises is a bad idea since people will do it with, say, nothing. But here, doesn't really seem too terrible. I think the key is that you know he can't expect you to fold. Therefore folding is fine.

[Dr. Strangelove]

That was kind of what I was thinking. I just hate calling his raise and then checking the turn having no idea if I'm ahead or behind. He may get me to fold the best hand (or tied hand), or call, drawing dead or almost dead. Calling the raise and then reevaluating seems to be what I usually do, and I'm then prone to make mistakes. I think you're right that you can only do this against a person who is weak and ridiculously predictable, i.e. will reraise when ahead and call when behind.