When to Go for Overcalls

[InfernoLL]

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, Button calls, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Button calls, SB calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, Button calls, SB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (10 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, Button checks.

River: (10 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG folds, Button folds, SB folds.

I spent 2-3 songs at a concert later that day thinking about this hand, and how stupid the river raise is. Either I make no money (luckily what happened) or I lose 2 more bets. SB played this exactly like he would have played a monster. Raising knocks out worse hands from calling, etc, etc. Win the least lose the most.

After getting 3 bet on the flop 4 ways, I was kind of pissed off to see the turn checked through, more because it was unexpected than because I "missed a bet" or "gave a free card". After that, I raised the river out of irritation, not thinking at all. I suck in uncommon situations.