Opponent Tables Cards on Turn...what to do?

phuc · #1 05-09-2005, 10:03 PM

I'm playing 5/10 NL. Max buy-in is $500. I have around $1000. Villian has around $1000. Villian is weak-passive. Villian is MP2. I'm UTG and find AKs. I can see that it looks like everyone is going to fold before I even act (except Villian who looks like he wants to raise). This is a risky chance but I decide to go with a limp re-raise if I suspect weakness in his raise. Also I know I can push him off if he doesn't hit a decent flop. One caller in between. Everyone else folds to Villian who makes it $20. Folds around to me and I re-raise to $60. Only Villian calls.

Flop is AK9. I bet out $100, he raises to $200. I think, "crap, he's got AK too and we are going to chop." I call.

Turn is a Q. He bets out $100. I'm confused. I know I should raise, but I call. before the river, Villain tables AQo because he thinks we are at the river.

River is a blank. I pause and say to the table, "what do I do now??" A couple people say "bet!" So the question is do I bet or check? Well, knowing I have the best hand and it was his fault, I bet $300. He thinks long and hard and the dealer has to tell him to make a decision. He finally calls and I show him AK and take down the pot. Now everyone at the table gets mad at me for betting.

Do you guys bet here? Or do you try to be nice and check it down (because I don't want the table to be crappy to me...it's juicy)? Or should I not care and should have pushed all-in?

Victor · #2 05-09-2005, 10:44 PM

checking is stupid. look at it from his perspective. there is no way he bets the riv. he cant because you will only call with hands that beat him.

so you need to decide how much you should bet. i would say just push allin. make it look like a bluff and make the dude sweat a lil.

AngusThermopyle · #3 05-09-2005, 10:46 PM

If you had AQ or A9 etc, they would have a gripe.

You have to decide yourself if you would have bet the river if he had not tabled his hand. And then bet or check according to that.

Jeffage · #4 05-09-2005, 10:52 PM

Screw that. You play for money...he tabled his cards early, that's his mistake. He shouldn't expect mercy from you for it.

Jeff

neotope · #5 05-09-2005, 11:03 PM

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Screw that. You play for money...he tabled his cards early, that's his mistake. He shouldn't expect mercy from you for it.

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I can't agree more. When you hit a winner you have to extract as much money as you can.

Trainwreck · #6 05-09-2005, 11:09 PM

LOL!

No, bet away with wreckless abandon, he's a fool... : PRICELESS

I'd definitely take advantage of his stupidity.

And it's very funny that he calls!

Pushing ALL-IN was probably too much to get a call, $300 sounds good.

>TW<

Snoogins47 · #7 05-10-2005, 12:08 AM

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Pushing ALL-IN was probably too much to get a call, $300 sounds good.

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But it's a much cooler story.

stinkypete · #8 05-10-2005, 04:22 AM

you have to bet.

if i could get a free showdown every time by tabling my cards on the turn, i'd do it quite often.

ThinkQuick · #9 05-10-2005, 05:34 AM

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You have to decide yourself if you would have bet the river if he had not tabled his hand. And then bet or check according to that.

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No way.
Bet as much as you can so that he still calls.

I once read a post here about some guys friend who was bet into when he accidentally exposed his cards, and then "made a great read" and reraised all in. The very definition of the very worst possible play. Only called by hands that beat you.