Bellagio $30/$60, 92s

[mike l.]

"He bets, I…???"

spewed tons of chips drawing dead?

[haakee]

Yeah, you're right. Although the jack pairing probably means he loses as he has to fold to a bluff. I still like the way he played it.

[brick]

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Does he look like a loose player or a tight player?
Old, young, angry, happy, drinking, dressed sharp?

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30-40 yrs old probably, not dressed real sharp, I think he may have been having a beer, or looked the type that could do his share of drinking.

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Did you 3-bet for value hoping to be called down by A-high?

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No, I wanted him to fold.

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Thanks for the following up.
I feel that some of the decisions in this hand could be based on the way the player looks.
I would ask myself this question before raising preflop: Is this guy iching to play poker, or is he here to patiently prove that he can beat 30-60 over the long run?

Then I would check pre-flop, knowing that I'm not giving up much, and hoping to gain a lot more if he happens to be the kind of player that puts in too many bet post-flop when he is behind.

[Sully]

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The best way to acheive this is to keep the pot as small as possible, and make as big a bet as possible. This all points to calling the flop check-raise (keeps pot small) and raising the turn (makes large bet with threat of another large bet).

Dan Z.

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This is the type of gem that I come here for. After reading a thousand books, sometimes a simple sentence will open your eyes to a lot of things.

[elysium]

hi fian

fold. after all that you've got to give him credit for something stronger than your pair 2's. if you're intent on staying in there, and that's an option but not as good as folding IMO, i think that you must raise the turn, rather than call. that's if you're planning on not folding. folding is still better though, IMO.