Stupid Play?

[toby]

Breakdown on the hand? I hadn't bluffed a single hand at this table and showed down a few solid winners. Playing tight, not sure if anyone notices at this level though. I don't like how I played it one bit but I was taking a break from my "normal" strategy and seeing if I could pull off a Doyle Brunson-esque move.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed)

saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>

MP1 ($46.90)
MP2 ($24.50)
<font color="C00000">MP3 ($13.32)</font>
CO ($15.50)
Button ($24.50)
SB ($52.62)
BB ($20)
UTG ($77.28)
<font color="C00000">Hero ($23.93)</font>

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $2, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds.

Flop: ($4.75) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets $10</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises to $11.32 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls $1.32.

Turn: ($27.39) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: ($27.39) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $27.39

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows 4c 5c (one pair, nines).
MP3 shows Js 9c (three of a kind, nines).
Outcome: MP3 wins $27.39. </font>

[TRWIII]

I dont like the overbet on the flop. If youre going to make a play for it, fine: bet the pot. When he comes over the top, its time to muck it.

Disclaimer: Im still pretty new to this whole NL wackiness, so I very well could be wrong.

TRWIII

[Ghazban]

This sort of play just isn't worth it at a $25 Party table. 95% of the people there are playing only their own cards and are totally oblivious to anything anybody else is doing so raising a small suited connector will not gain you any advertising value. People will also happily throw all their chips in with top pair no kicker on a scary board (as in this case) or even with nothing but a non-nut flush draw. Use this to your advantage! When you hit a hand, you WILL be paid off, possibly in 2 or 3 places. There's just no reason to try anything tricky at these tables. Do this at a $5-$10 game and maybe the other guy will lay down but this sort of play is -EV in limits this low.

[JohnG]

The money is too shallow, and opposition likely too bad, for you to make these raises from early position.