Don't make me snap you off ($55)

ChrisV · #1 11-01-2005, 07:42 AM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP1 (t990)
MP2 (t975)
Hero (t955)
CO (t1295)
Button (t2085)
SB (t1090)
BB (t970)
UTG (t640)
UTG+1 (t1000)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
4 folds, Hero raises to t60, 1 fold, Button calls t60, 2 folds.

Flop: (t142.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t100, Button calls t100.

Turn: (t342.50) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (t342.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t450

Anyone calling here? Or have any issues with the play so far?

tigerite · #2 11-01-2005, 07:44 AM

It depends what you hope to achieve on the river (by checking) and how Button has doubled up so far, for me.

Hendricks433 · #3 11-01-2005, 07:50 AM

What about making a smallish river blocking bet? The reason he doubled up would be real nice here too.

ChrisV · #4 11-01-2005, 07:51 AM

I wasn't hoping to achieve anything by checking the river. I checked because if I bet I wouldn't make any better hands fold and most likely wouldn't get calls from any worse hands.

I was ten tabling so I had no idea how the button had doubled up.

EDIT: I just checked the history and he doubled up with aces, which doesn't really help much.

Kristian · #5 11-01-2005, 07:55 AM

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Anyone calling here? Or have any issues with the play so far?

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No and no, not without reads.

Hendricks433 · #6 11-01-2005, 08:07 AM

I def fold to his bet. My only question is there a better way to play it which Im not sure. I think he makes this river bet with anything considering youve told him you had AK or AQ and missed and are willing to fold.

ChrisV · #7 11-01-2005, 08:30 AM

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I def fold to his bet. My only question is there a better way to play it which Im not sure. I think he makes this river bet with anything considering youve told him you had AK or AQ and missed and are willing to fold.

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This doesn't make any sense. If you think he does it with anything, then call.

"Blocking bets" in general are weak. They don't dissuade decent players from bluffing (in fact, they tend to encourage me to bluff) and they don't help you if you're behind. Usually they're a way for people to avoid (or give the illusion of avoiding) difficult decisions.

He doesn't do it with anything anyway. If he had a medium hand - say 77 - there's no need to overbet like that. He'd either bet small for value or not bet at all.

tigerite · #8 11-01-2005, 08:42 AM

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I wasn't hoping to achieve anything by checking the river. I checked because if I bet I wouldn't make any better hands fold and most likely wouldn't get calls from any worse hands.

I was ten tabling so I had no idea how the button had doubled up.

EDIT: I just checked the history and he doubled up with aces, which doesn't really help much.

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Fair enough, I thought maybe you were doing it to induce a bluff by him representing the flush, or unlikely full house. The problem here is I can see him doing this bet with air, or with the full house in case you have the flush, but then again the bet amount seems too high.

It's a good post, I guess it depends how often you feel you are ahead here?

MegaBet · #9 11-01-2005, 09:12 AM

lol, how can you even contemplate calling here?

#10 11-01-2005, 09:14 AM

You played this the same way I almost always do though sometimes I fire another barrel on the turn, not often.

Do you mind my asking what you're doing playing the 55's? I'm hoping you have just been away from sng's for a while and are just warming up with the intention of moving up (away from me that is) soon.