Foray into 100 NL - 8Ts hand

MathMagician · #1 04-21-2005, 12:09 AM

Im mostly a 25NL player, feeling confident and thought I'd take a crack at 100NL. I took down one of my largest pots that I can recall.

My table image was fairly loose - 30-35ish VPIP in 45 hands or so and I had already busted two other players. Villian had only been at the table for 10 minutes. Doubled up when he hit a flush on the river (AQ suited). Won two other pots without showing.

Note that it was a 10 max table, but due to the recent busts we only had 6 players.

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 handed) converter

Button ($99.20)
SB ($39.25)
BB ($60.55)
UTG :#A500AF(villian)/ ($192.50)
Hero ($252.90)
CO ($72.65)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG :#A500AF(villian)/ calls $1, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, SB calls $3.50, 1 fold, UTG :#A500AF(villian)/ calls $3.

Flop: ($13) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, villian bets $13, Hero raises to $40, SB folds, villian calls $27.

Turn: ($93) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
villian bets $93, Hero raises $93, villian calls $186 (all in).

River: ($372) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: $372

Results in white below: 
villian has 9h Qh (one pair, nines).
Hero has Th 8h (straight, jack high).
Outcome: Hero wins $372. 

My question is, did I have no business in this hand? and why would villian bluff off his entire stack? What did he think I had? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I won, but was clearly suprised when he called me down. Then I was dumfounded when he showed.

Is 100 at UB looser than 25?

Please advise - did I play bad and get lucky or was this a reasonable line considering my image, stack, recent success, and short-handed table.

swolfe · #2 04-21-2005, 12:17 AM

you played it perfectly

including the raise preflop, IMO. this is a hand that i'm going to raise if i'm going to play it with no limpers in front. it's good for the image.

IcarusFalling · #3 04-21-2005, 01:02 AM

jeez... nice table you've found there .... isolated incident.. i think you played this good.. he thought you were bluffing or something.. just a bad player or tilted or something..

joewatch · #4 04-21-2005, 02:10 AM

Excellent play. Love it.

ThePortuguee · #5 04-21-2005, 02:14 AM

Mmmm.... I like it... sweet raise... sweet flop... sweet postflop play... not so sweet play on the Villain's part but that's okay. Ni' hand.

PokerFink · #6 04-21-2005, 02:18 AM

I think villian misclicked about five times or something during this hand. Yikes.

As for you, play is excellent. Nice hand.