BlubsRoyal

that's exactly correct!! my aim was to not play this hand standard/conventional/by the book as you can see by the strange no-raise/reraise pre-flop and leave the important decision on the flop. The flop seemed perfect from the checks and thinking i can disguise my hand further by checking also and can maximize my trap on the turn. The turn seemed harmless for the 1k overbet making it seem like a bluff and evidently it worked since villian called. I'm thinking that other 8 on the river was harmless also so it was an obvious call and well............................Villian did have the 8 spit

he had A2 or 67 right

$10 buy in - Home game - 5 handed. 1st hand of the tournament.Blinds 25/50Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Kc KsBB raises to $200, UTG calls $200, Hero calls $200, Button Calls $200, SB folds.Flop:($820) 10s 4d 6h (4 players)BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, Button checks.Turn:($820) 8cBB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $1000, Button Calls $1000, BB folds, UTG folds.River:($2820) 8h (2 players)Hero checks, Button goes all in $1800...........I bet over the pot on the turn & he calls. Villian is usualy a tight/conservative player so at that point i'm thinkin he's slow playing a big hand also.easy

please explain?

i think this bastid is bluffing...............call lol.

thanks for the replies gents!!! really proving valuable for the knowledge-bank posting hands on this forum.Your right about not making decisions based on size of stack, but in these three cases it just made my decision less tough i guess knowing i'd still be up $10+ (buy in amount) if i lost any of those hands but should never base decisions on it at all.Could somebody school me on this EV thing, i've read about it briefly when i first started playing but was way over my head back then.again you guys continue to help me improve my game, greatly appreciated.

Yep, that's pretty much the jist of what i have read about cash games. Another example of taking risks that i probably wouldn't normaly take in normal tournament play on the same night as the hand i posted above..........heads up - My opponant hit top pair on the flop of A 3 7 he has gone all in for his last $3 into a $9 pot or something, my odds were like 4-1 i'm holding 45, my stack is about $16 i'm on a gut shot i call $3.......i hit the 2 on the turn.....i bust villian..........another hand where i took a risk on that same night with the same player several hands after above hand........

$10 buy in Cash game. 6 handed.Blinds 10c/20cHero($40)BB($12)Button ($20)Preflop: Hero is SB with Ad 8dBB raises to $1, 3 fold, Button calls $1, Hero calls $1Flop: ($3.40) Ah 7d 5dHero checks, BB checks, Button bet $2, Hero calls $2 raises to $5, BB calls $5, Button Goes all in $14, Hero calls $14, BB calls $14.Pot: ($60.40)Showdown: Hero Ad 8dBB As kcButton 7h 7sTurn: 9cRiver: 9d--------------------------------------------------I made my flush but unfortunately it was a 9 giving Button 9's full. I read numerous times about cash games to take more risks than you would in tourna

aahhh, nice and thorough explaination. You guys have been nothing but fantastic. Learning so much!!!I understand now why he played AA well, compared to the beggining when i thought he played it poorly by poor betting. It's lessons like this that prove very valuable to a learning mans game.My game has improved alot within these 9 months. My play, when i do play hands properly, proves successfull most of the times as i have made almost a 1k bankroll within the 9 months (which to you guys might not be alot but huge to me as a biggener lol). Seeing your advanced knowledge just makes me want to lea

it's all gravy gents & i greatly appreciate the continuus replies.I had my tight image in mind when i check-raised the flop, from history playing with these doods when ever i've check-raised i've had a big hand (trips, 2 pair etc.) and used that in this hand. I didn't know wether he did put me on two pair untill the hand was finished and he told me he put me on two pair on the flop from the check-raise. So it did work but as everybody stated i should have check-raised again on the turn and bet out on the river.Also what does it mean when you say when he just called the raise he used pot co

just as long as i don't come out psuedo-sarcastic.................animosity is good, it will keep my violent drinking habit company.

looking forward to more replies gents. I'm learning alot just by reading peoples posts in this forum,

it's like i lost the ability to read, why did i not see the river card? and why did i think he had a 9? i am so m-bare-assed. :/

it would be more fun to act weak especialy if the player gets chip-happy.

whoops, will either way..............as the pro's say don't bust on a lousy pair........or something like that.

I put him on pockets, maybe 10's or lower. Calling $40 raise with A4 oop? he gambled well.Either way i would have called the extra $70 for sure and see what he does on the turn. But you got the information you needed, just hope it didn't cost you all your money.

easy fold, why risk all your money on middle pair??? get him next time you have a bigger hand.

it was enough for me, plus it had him putting me on two pair wich indicates the sort of the respect this player gives me (who is prob the best on the table). I smelt fear more than disguising his hand & i was correct.The play was not conventional by any means, i flipped my style up for this hand and it worked in many levels in my personal opinion. Risky yes, but it was the intention from the get go.

lol no i wasn't BB, was i meant to say UTG+1 or something. Again my poker internet lingo is poor but don't pertain that to me as a player. Yup like i said if i raised on the river i felt i probably could have taken this down regardless of my two pair. Either way, again i was content with that pot amount so taking it right there was cool for me BUT like you said i thought he would have value bet reason why i checked it. Not a good idea by any means. As i explained i was gambling coz i was up and felt i could afford to get creative. Villian is a good player and when he raises i put him only on p

Much appreciated with the replies gentlemen!!but i think i need to explain a few things........First of all, and most important of all is that by the book play wasn't my intention.It was only $5 buy-in cash game. I have already trippled up at this stage (and $100 up from a tourny), the pot was already $7.90 by the turn wich quadripples my money already giving me big stack on the table. So my aim was to get abit creative reason why i played a hand like J9 out of position and checked the river. By checking the river may lead him to believe i may be scared of a straight, so had he bet and i raise

- Alright i'm not good with the internet poker short hand lingo so please mind my noobness. -Ok home cash game, blinds is 10c/20c (yeah we high rollers son)I have J9 sitting next to UTG........CUTOFF raises 40c........everybody folds but me.I call ............($1.50 in the pot)Flop is J 10 6 (rainbow)I check........CUTOFF bets 40c........I call and raise 80c on top.....CUTOFF Calls.($3.90 in the pot)Turn is 3.I check...........CUTOFF bets $2.........I hesitate for abit then call.($7.90 in the pot)River is a 9.......I check (in hope he pushes against my 2 pair)He checks.He reveals AA lolIf he R

This is going to help me tremendously in this early learning-stage of my poker game (well your always learning but you know what i mean i'm sure). So i really appreciate the detailed reply.I am currently using a tight/conservative type style and has been working fine for me. I am very inclined to the Negreanu type game in that i like to play small-ball as i have kind of a nack for reading people and their hands. But i encountered a table with a couple of very aggresive players raising, re-raising with some all-in home hitter plays. I was more or less dead money as i couldn't play my regular ga

Am i assuming correct when i say it's probably as simple as that?

Hi, I've only been playing Texas Hold 'Em for 3-4 months now and have been reading books and doing as much as i can to elevate my knowledge on the game to enhance my skills on the felt.I want to discuss Position to understand it fully so i am able to know when "i have position" as they say. I know the basics like the advantages of being on the button or being in late position, cut off etc. but i often hear people say "he has position". I have abit of an idea but don't exactly know when you have position.I Anticipate your replies.

yup, JJ can be easily beat, i rank it down with pocket 10's. I would have limped with that hand espeicaly if you know you have alot of calling stations or loose players alike. Easy fold, but to your expense losing more chips than you should.