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Old 11-25-2005, 11:36 AM
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Default Was this such a horrible play?

Here's the hand history for a Pokerstars Sit-N-Go. It's final 4 on a 9 seat single. I'm JoeDeertay:

PokerStars Game #3153062115: Tournament #15600056, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/11/25 - 10:11:20 (ET)
Table '15600056 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: JoeDeertay (1980 in chips)
Seat 5: w8non13 (1125 in chips)
Seat 7: honda022767 (7680 in chips)
Seat 9: fishbonesoup (2715 in chips)
honda022767: posts small blind 25
fishbonesoup: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JoeDeertay [5h Ac]
JoeDeertay: raises 150 to 200
w8non13: calls 200
honda022767: calls 175
fishbonesoup: folds
*** FLOP *** [9d 3c 2d]
honda022767: checks
JoeDeertay: bets 400
w8non13: raises 525 to 925 and is all-in
honda022767: folds
JoeDeertay: calls 525
JoeDeertay said, "ok"
*** TURN *** [9d 3c 2d] [4c]
JoeDeertay said, "what i thought"
*** RIVER *** [9d 3c 2d 4c] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JoeDeertay: shows [5h Ac] (a straight, Ace to Five)
w8non13: shows [Kd Kc] (a pair of Kings)
JoeDeertay collected 2500 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2500 | Rake 0
Board [9d 3c 2d 4c Td]
Seat 1: JoeDeertay showed [5h Ac] and won (2500) with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 5: w8non13 (button) showed [Kd Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 7: honda022767 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: fishbonesoup (big blind) folded before Flop

Before this hand I was taking a lot of pots down by raising with good hands preflop and winning it right there, or taking it down on the flop with a cont bet. Because everyone was folding to the cont bets I thought this was a good flop to try one since it had a decent texture and the ace high with the gut draw might still be good anyway. When that guy reraised me all in I thought he might have had either been trying to catch me bluffing and semi-bluffed a flush draw (since I hadn't shown down a hand in a while) or maybe had an overpair. I was the only one left to act since the other 2 folded and it was up to me. I figured I had 7 outs twice - 3 aces and 4 for the straight. that gives me about 2.8-1 odds from flop to river (right?) to hit a winner in my mind. the pot was 1925 and it cost me only 525 more to call, which is about 3.8-1 odds. I also knew that if i won the pot id be "in the money" (top 3) and the practical double up would give me a decent chance to win. So i called and got yelled at when the straight came. Anyone else want to yell at me?
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Old 11-25-2005, 12:30 PM
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Default Re: Was this such a horrible play?

I guess your play is okay, but it's really a rockstar move to try and catch your opponent bluffing like this. You have to be exactly sure, and here you weren't, and you were wrong, so I say a fold is prudent here.
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Old 11-25-2005, 12:38 PM
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Default Re: Was this such a horrible play?

I didnt think that he was only bluffing there. I said he mighta been bluffing or had an overpair. Either way I had the right odds to call a bluff or an overpair. Only thing I didnt think of was a set but the only one that made sense was 9s the way the game was going. But I geuss ur right, I wasn't 100% sure but I thought the reward was much greater than the risk if it panned out.
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Old 11-25-2005, 12:47 PM
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Default Re: Was this such a horrible play?

I think you were right by calling theire. Even though I think most calls with just a draw are just horrible. I think to crusial mistake in this hand is to slow-play two kings because one can hardly get away from them later and with no money to protect them from a draw its very risky.

The way the hand is played I would not think he is on a pure bluff as he showed strength by reraising you on the flop. So either he has an overpair (likely at smaller stakes), a set or a draw. Unless the player is known to be tight I would also call.

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