Check. Call. Reraise. Yuck? 600 pl

[Chaostracize]

Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG ($532)
MP ($222.90)
Button ($1079.90)
Hero ($1048.55)
BB ($246.53)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $3.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $12</font>, Button calls $12, Hero (poster) calls $9, BB calls $6.

Flop: ($48) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, MP checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $9</font>, Hero calls $9, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $40</font>, MP folds, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $175</font>...

[durrrr]

completely read dependent bluff imo. I'd like to know your reads on BB.

[Chaostracize]

No reads. This is a bluff?

[ahnuld]

Ya its a bluff given you have A high, although a pretty damn strong semi bluff. I think I take the cheap draw, too often youll have to go allin vs a set or the made flush or straight.

[lapoker17]

This is the always popular Superman move. You are representing the nuts, and should fold out a lot of hands - Sets aren't even getting the right odds. Too bad you chose a guy with only $200 - he's probably not folding.

good point. i wait for the turn, make the nuts, then milk the remaining fools in the hand with me.

[AnyutaDva]

Hmm, what are your views on the player you are up against? I am guessing that his check raise could be anything from top two, trip 7's/10's, or since he was getting a nice price to play any suited connectors, a flush that could be anything from 45 of spades to JQ of spades. I guess he'd fold top two, call with either of the sets, and make a decision about his flush based on how high it is. Against an average player I just think that this semi-bluff doesn't have a huge amount of fold equity, as the top two pairs are the only hand he is very likely to fold, and a lot of players are going to call through gritted teeth with even the smallest of flushes despite the fact you have played your hand like a big flush.

[xorbie]

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good point. i wait for the turn, make the nuts, then milk the remaining fools in the hand with me.

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yeah unfortunatly A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] on a 4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] board isn't exactly a very well concealed monster after you check/call the flop and go insane on the turn.

[Chaostracize]

Yeah... so what do you do here?

[Chaostracize]

No reads, this was like the second orbit. But calling the min raise and closing the action could be almost any two. His stack size was just really uncomfortable for this hand.