Hand reading Exercise

[Mason Malmuth]

Hi Everyone:

Here's a hand I played earlier this evening in a $30-$60 game at The Bellagio. See if you can figure out my opponent's hand.

A loose player limped in from an early position, I raised with 10[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]10[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] from late position, and an unknown player who had just recently sat down called from the big blind, and the three of us saw the flop for two bets each.

The flop came A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. It was checked to me, I bet, the player in the big blind called, and the original limper folded.

The turn was the Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. We both checked.

The river was the 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. We both checked and then my opponent immediately threw his hand away conceding the pot to me.

So again the question is, what was his hand?

Best wishes,
mason

[gaylord focker]

Pretty tough. At first I was thinking he had a broadway draw, but then the Queen hit and he still mucked his hand. I think he would have turned over a pair, so I say he was a bad player and called you on the flop with 7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], hoping to pick up some kind of draw on the turn. It's the only thing that makes sense to me.

[Bob S.]

Well...seeings as to how I'm pretty loaded right now my best guess is it was a pretty big pile of trash to just throw it away on the river even after you checked the turn. My best guess would be something like a 45 suited of one of the flopped suits.

Bob S.

[Rick Nebiolo]

Mason,

The forum is so full of good stuff these days and I have so little time that I'm having an anxiety attack thinking about how much good stuff I'm missing. So I log on and am confronted with this.

I don't have a clue. Nothing makes sense. I'm hoping you made a typo [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Regards,

Rick

[Ulysses]

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so I say he was a bad player and called you on the flop with 7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

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This is weird. I read the hand and said, well, I guess he had something like 7s8s. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Howard Burroughs]

I'm with Gaylord & company. He has no pair. I'll put him on 7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

H.B.

[PokerPrince]

My first thought was 4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].

PokerPrince

[bugstud]

Couldn't he have a 6? Granted his river auto-muck is pretty bad, but it seems possible to me.

[CrackerZack]

I originally thought something like T9s or 98s, but why does he call the flop only to concede from then on? If he's calling the flop and planning on making a move at the pot, that's one thing, but to call and just concede. But he wouldn't auto-muck any pair after the turn and river going check-check. So the only thing that does make sense, is something like 98s with him planning to make a move on the pot on the turn, but when you check behind, he missed his move and knows you'll call 1 bet on the river, so he gives up.

[David Steele]

I haven't looked at the others.
4 and 5 of spades.

D.