A high call, and extracting with quads - 100NL

BZ_Zorro · #1 08-02-2005, 12:53 PM

Thought these hands might be interesting to someone. I'll walk you through my thinking during the hand and if something is off let me know. Both are a few hands in, no reads or data.

Hand 1:
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Hero ($98.70)
BB ($93)
UTG ($101.55)
UTG+1 ($94.65)
UTG+2 ($106.75)
MP1 ($97.50)
MP2 ($161.65)
MP3 ($97.50)
CO ($137.10)
Button ($168.43)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.50.
7 folds, Button calls $1, Hero (poster) raises to $3.5, 1 fold, Button calls $3.

Flop: ($9) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $3, Hero calls $3.

At this point I'm not buying it. Call with the intention of re evaluating the turn

Turn: ($15) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $6, Button calls $6.

Flush + overs, that's worth a weak bet

River: ($27) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $20, Hero calls $20.

My thinking: It's 3 handed, he called a PF raise on the button, and showed weakness throughout. Why the sudden river bet? Possibilities are a pocket pair, a lone J, slowplayed trips, or a bluff...which is it? To me it looked like he put me on overs and wanted a fold. Anyone agree?

Final Pot: $67

Results in white below: 
Hero has Ah Kh (three of a kind, nines).
Button has Qh Ks (three of a kind, nines).
Outcome: Hero wins $67. 


Hand 2:
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Hero ($129.70)
CO ($92.90)
Button ($99.55)
SB ($108.60)
BB ($97.50)
UTG ($161.65)
UTG+1 ($97.50)
MP1 ($134.43)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
2 folds, MP1 calls $1, Hero calls $1, 1 fold, Button calls $1, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($5) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP1 bets $1, Hero calls $1, Button raises to $5, SB folds, BB folds, MP1 calls $4, Hero raises to $9, Button calls $4, MP1 calls $4.

Thinking: It's a multi way pot, and I've crippled the deck so people are unlikely to have hit anything. Let them have some free cards. The min reraise I saw as a perfect opportunity to build a pot. In this situation I don't believe it screams monster, it's more confusing than anything, which is good imo. A draw, 10 or overpair have to call the extra $4.

Turn: ($32) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $7, Button calls $7, MP1 calls $7.

Don't want to scare anyone off, trying to set myself up to be reraised by Button and/or called by a draw. Also want them feeling OK on the river. Is the bet too small?

River: ($53) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $15, Button calls $15, MP1 folds.

I basically sought a happy balance between value bet and reraise potential. Thoughts?

Final Pot: $83

Results in white below: 
Hero has 9c 9h (four of a kind, nines).
Button has Th As (two pair, tens and nines).
Outcome: Hero wins $83.