50nl - flush bluff

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Table was loose. Villian was raising to $2 preflop almost every hand. I'd normally never play J4s, but I really wanted to get into some hands with this fish.

I couldn't really put him on a hand, since he raised preflop almost every time... but I was thinking that he did have 2 over cards or a small pocket pair.

his flop bet was way over-the-top, so I was guessing that he was trying to protect against me hitting a flush, so I donk flat called hoping for a spade-- which i got.

he took like 25 seconds thinking about the turn call.

so how badly did I play this?

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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) converter

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

Button ($48.95)
SB ($47)
BB ($45.28)
UTG ($50.55)
Hero ($53.60)

Preflop: Hero is MP with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4.75) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $8</font>, Hero calls $8.

Turn: ($20.75) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $8</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $20</font>, Button calls $12.

River: ($60.75) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $11</font>, Button folds.

Final Pot: $71.75

Raise more on the turn and bet more on the river if you want to execute this bluff more often at a higher %. You got lucky a 4th spade hit and he did not have one. This type of play only works if your opponent actually cares what you may or may not have - maniacs tend to disregard that information.

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