bluff with 88 trying to represent an ace

Dommer · #1 11-27-2005, 04:05 PM

I don't bluff much as I'm not very good at it, but I'm trying to add it into my game. What do you guys think of this bluff? My image should be pretty tight at this table, and the villains stats are 25/2.2 after 130 hands. I decided not to bet the flop in case the bb or sb checked their ace. When the villain bet the turn I was reasonably sure he had an under pair like qq/jj/1010, and I thought I'd give a shot at representing the ace. He didn't believe that raise, but checked the river, which made me believe even more that he had an under pair. I was nearly certain he was weak there, but I wasn't totally certain he would fold if I bet, should I have continued my bluff and bet another 25$ say? This is why I suck at bluffing I believe, I just don't have the confidence/balls for it. Any opinions appreciated.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG ($133.75)
UTG+1 ($95)
UTG+2 ($172.96)
MP1 ($100)
MP2 ($212.70)
MP3 ($113.08)
CO ($174.82)
Hero ($100.30)
SB ($98.93)
BB ($98)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
4 folds, MP2 raises to $2, 2 folds, Hero calls $2, SB (poster) calls $1.50, BB calls $1.

Flop: ($8) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($8) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP2 bets $4, Hero raises to $12, SB folds, BB folds, MP2 calls $8.

River: ($32) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $32

Results in white below: 
MP2 has Js Jh (one pair, jacks).
Hero has 8d 8h (one pair, eights).
Outcome: MP2 wins $32.