Do you like this agressive semi-bluff?

GoCubsGo · #1 10-24-2005, 11:14 PM

I just finished reading this section in ToP and this was the first big draw I had to try it out on.

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

MP3 ($140.75)
CO ($100.25)
Button ($83.83)
Hero ($176.55)
BB ($79.97)
UTG ($136.90)
UTG+1 ($99)
MP1 ($182.27)
MP2 ($153.68)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls $1, 2 folds, MP2 calls $1, MP3 calls $1, 1 fold, Button calls $1, Hero (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($6) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (6 players)
Hero bets $4, BB calls $4, UTG folds, MP2 raises to $8, MP3 calls $8, Button folds, Hero raises to $25, BB folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $17.

Turn: ($68) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $40, MP3 calls $40.

River: ($148) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 checks.

Final Pot: $148

In addition to the strong possibility that I could have connected, I also got some major advertising for this play. 2 or 3 players at the table berated me, which allowed be to donk the hell out of this AA 10 hands later without worrying about being too obvious.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter

UTG ($217.25)
UTG+1 ($117.80)
UTG+2 ($180.25)
MP1 ($83.13)
Hero ($102.05)
MP3 ($30.70)
CO ($139.75)
Button ($125.60)
SB ($163.12)
BB ($134.18)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. MP3 posts a blind of $1. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, 2 folds, Hero raises to $6, MP3 (poster) raises to $10, 3 folds, BB raises to $29, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to $65, MP3 calls $19.70 (All-In), BB calls $35.

Flop: ($162.20) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)
BB calls $69.18 (All-In), Hero calls $37.05 (All-In).

Turn: ($268.43) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players, 3 all-in)

River: ($268.43) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players, 3 all-in)

Final Pot: $268.43

Results in white below: 
BB has Qh Qd (one pair, queens).
Hero has Ah Ac (one pair, aces).
MP3 has Jh Jd (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins $236.30. BB wins $32.13. 

The caller with QQ was a pretty tight player and I really believe that my earlier play influenced his call. I'm still a beginner at big draw aggression, so is there anything you would have done different?