The hands people put you on

[sprmario]

I forget which book talks about how people change their minds of what hand they think you have to suit their position/mindset. I have recently started asking people why they called me on some very questionable plays and it is funny to hear their responses.

For example holding AA I make a big preflop raise (no limit) and I get a couple of callers. flop is something like Q83 and I make a pot sized bet and get a caller. Turn is something else rather innocuous and I push in and am called by K8s. I asked him why he called and he said he had me on AK or AKs.

Another similar hand with AK flopping an A and I was called to the river by a guy w/ K7s hitting his 7. He said he put me on a small pair. This guy sucked out and hit a third 7 on the river.

I find this pretty interesting how people ignore the obvious evidence in front of them that they do not hold the best hand and justify calling based on putting people on hands that give the opponent an inferior holding.