Smelled like a bluff.

over_c · #1 10-05-2004, 10:36 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (10 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

MP1 ($29.30)
MP2 ($70.85)
MP3 ($37.70)
CO ($30.10)
Button ($24.35)
SB ($31.55)
Hero ($25)
UTG ($24.50)
UTG+1 ($53.30)
UTG+2 ($20.95)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.50, UTG+2 raises to $1, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls $1, SB folds, Hero calls $0.50, UTG+1 calls $0.50.

Flop: ($4.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 bets $2, Button calls $2, Hero raises to $8, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 raises to $19.95 (All-In), Button folds, Hero calls $11.95.

Turn: ($46.15) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($46.15) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $46.15
Main Pot: $46.15, between Hero and UTG+2. > Pot won by Hero ($46.15).

Results in white below: 
Hero has 9s Ks (two pair, kings and nines).
UTG+2 has Qh Ah (high card, ace).
Outcome: Hero wins $46.15. 

I think I got lucky here, but for some reason I felt his min-raise pre-flop coupled with his weak bet on the flop meant he had overcards. The all-in scared me but I still called. Bad move? How often am I beat here?

Under Control · #2 10-05-2004, 10:40 PM

I would have guessed TT or JJ given that action. Potbuilder raise followed by an underbet-reraise.

JrJordan · #3 10-05-2004, 11:10 PM

Ever heard of a post-oak bluff? You're looking at one right here. The $2 bet is either an attempt to get a cheap free card on a draw (78 is the only likely candidate here), or an attempt to show bluff weakness so he can reraise, as he did here. A hand like A9 or a higher overpair like TT or JJ is more likely than anything.