20/40 at the Taj - I suck

[TheBusiness]

When I muck my ace high, he turns over KJ offsuit. Pure bluff. I was ahead the whole time. I am an idiot for not calling the river with 11.75 BB in the pot. On the other hand, he is an idiot for not folding to a three bet on the flop and a bet on the turn. What else can I do here?

[sfer]

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On the other hand, he is an idiot for not folding to a three bet on the flop and a bet on the turn.

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Hardly. He won.

[AviD]

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When I muck my ace high, he turns over KJ offsuit. Pure bluff. I was ahead the whole time. I am an idiot for not calling the river with 11.75 BB in the pot. On the other hand, he is an idiot for not folding to a three bet on the flop and a bet on the turn. What else can I do here?

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Sounds like a great game.

You have two options:

1) Laugh at him and tell him you folded a worse hand. He'll justify his play and tell you he got the lost river bet out of the turn CR. Continue laughing at him. He'll get POed and play even more aggressively.

2) Get pissed off and reinforce his play so he continues to do it.

I'm not sure which option I like better, but the first one is likely to get you more action from everyone and they'll start taking shots at you. Really depends on your seat and relative position to the more aggressive players, but you can leverage off both options regardless of the circumstances.

[etizzle]

The mistake here was in betting the turn.

Take the free card, and probably call down with A high on the river.

Once you bet the turn, you may want to 3 bet it and check behind on the river unless its a club or an A. Unless of course you think there is any chance he will bluff-cap you, in which there is even more reason why you should just check the turn.

[legend42]

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When I muck my ace high, he turns over KJ offsuit. Pure bluff. I was ahead the whole time. I am an idiot for not calling the river with 11.75 BB in the pot. On the other hand, he is an idiot for not folding to a three bet on the flop and a bet on the turn. What else can I do here?

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Read the replies. There was plenty of advice on what else you could have done.

[na4bart]

It does appear you bet yourself right out of this one. No judgement intended here as I have been guilty of the same mistake and not so sure I have really learned my lesson, lol.