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I've been on a terrible downswing..it's so bad, that if i didnt' keep track of wins/losses, i would be thinking I'm a loser for the year...anyways...i really need some help.Villain is a tight/agg player. He's in the BB. It's about 7 handed, and a straddle. Hero is on button. There are about 3 limpers, hero limps in with 33, sb folds, villain/bb calls $5 more, and UTG checks his option. Flop - $60 2 4 5 rainbow5 checks to hero on buttonHero bets $35 (stack is $550ish left)BB/villain raises to $80 (has about $500 left)4 foldsHero calls $45Turn - $2208 (2 diamonds now on board - i had the 3 of diamonds if it matters)Villain checksHero???Should I check on the flop? Re-raise villain's raise? I'm so lost in this hand, i feel like i played it terrible....i'll let u know the results afterwards...

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Preflop is fine, bet on the flop is fine, and call on the flop is ok if you think you can stack the BB if an A or 6 hits, which I think is unlikely. (Stacking him I mean)On the turn, I would definitely check behind. If we don't improve on the river, I probably fold to a bet no matter what the river is. (Barring an A, 6, or possibly a 3)

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Preflop is fine, bet on the flop is fine, and call on the flop is ok if you think you can stack the BB if an A or 6 hits, which I think is unlikely. (Stacking him I mean)On the turn, I would definitely check behind. If we don't improve on the river, I probably fold to a bet no matter what the river is. (Barring an A, 6, or possibly a 3)
spot on, but i may not stack off if the 3rd 3 hits, he is kinda repping a monster, but for these odds i miss the fold button
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Preflop is fine, bet on the flop is fine, and call on the flop is ok if you think you can stack the BB if an A or 6 hits, which I think is unlikely. (Stacking him I mean)On the turn, I would definitely check behind. If we don't improve on the river, I probably fold to a bet no matter what the river is. (Barring an A, 6, or possibly a 3)
We are calling $45 more into a pot of $175, nearly 4-1. I think we need to make like an extra $10 when/if we hit for this call to be profitable. I don't think we need to be stacking off villain that much when we are getting 4-1
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We are calling $45 more into a pot of $175, nearly 4-1. I think we need to make like an extra $10 when/if we hit for this call to be profitable. I don't think we need to be stacking off villain that much when we are getting 4-1
And it's even better when the villain gives us a chance at a free card on the turn as well, instantly making the call profitable.This line is perfect if you asked for the river.
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Then i definitely played this wrong on the turn....I bet $110 on the turn when checked to.I just felt most of the time he would have a 3, or a weak 5 or less, and think that I was betting on the button to pick up the pot. When I call his raise, and then bet when checked to, i was hoping he would put me on a bigger hand that what he has.So betting the turn is not the right play here in the long run?

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I really don't think you're getting the fold you want often enough no... not as afraid of the double c-r.
this is probably one my biggest weaknesses...trying to pick up the pot when i should just take the safe card and check behind. especially heads up or three handed, its' ridiculous how many times i'll fire a bet when i should check...i'm not worried about the double cr, especially with this player, since i would expect a donk to do that with a monster...anyways, after i bet 110, he calls, and the river is a 3...he fires out 100 flat...looks like a value/blocking bet no? does anyone raise here as a bluff?
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he fires out 100 flat...looks like a value/blocking bet no? does anyone raise here as a bluff?
I don't think he's going to fold a 6 with this pot size.
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yes, but do you put him on a 6 when he bets only $100? I think he'll bet more, no? Obviously, i know what he has, so my thinking is skewed a bit...but i really think he bets closer to 1/2 - 2/3 pot if he has a 6. the 100 bet seems more like "i want to get to showdown" bet...

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yes, but do you put him on a 6 when he bets only $100? I think he'll bet more, no? Obviously, i know what he has, so my thinking is skewed a bit...but i really think he bets closer to 1/2 - 2/3 pot if he has a 6. the 100 bet seems more like "i want to get to showdown" bet...
default is a call... but honestly, since this is live... all 3 decisions could be correct based on body language...so start reading up on Caro and the stuff in the other thread posted recently from that fbi agent was pretty good
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yes, but do you put him on a 6 when he bets only $100?
no
I think he'll bet more, no? Obviously, i know what he has, so my thinking is skewed a bit...but i really think he bets closer to 1/2 - 2/3 pot if he has a 6. the 100 bet seems more like "i want to get to showdown" bet...
Right, so what hands are we trying to bluff? A bigger set? Edit: Or the ace.
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i have that fbi book....but trying to read into physical tells is probably the most difficult thing i've encountered in poker....especially if a player is aware..anyways, i called, and he had A-5....in hindsight, i think i should have raised his river bluff...his 100 bet was meant as a blocker bet, and he probably would've folded if i raised all in..

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i have that fbi book....but trying to read into physical tells is probably the most difficult thing i've encountered in poker....especially if a player is aware..anyways, i called, and he had A-5....in hindsight, i think i should have raised his river bluff...his 100 bet was meant as a blocker bet, and he probably would've folded if i raised all in..
You're being results orientedwithout reads he very often may go "but lulz i hases a straighted" and take a bet-call line where it should theoretically be a bet-fold anyhowalso... remember... the break even point is 1 in 6ish on the call... you need a pretty good argument to bluff raise a set here
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You're being results orientedwithout reads he very often may go "but lulz i hases a straighted" and take a bet-call line where it should theoretically be a bet-fold anyhowalso... remember... the break even point is 1 in 6ish on the call... you need a pretty good argument to bluff raise a set here
yeah, i guess i am...but man, the minute i saw his hand, i was like wtf... i should've shoved over his bet...i know he would think i had a 6 and trying to make it look like a bluff (which it would be)..but he would be smart enough to fold it...it's funny, cause im thinking he's a good player, i'm assuming he'll fold the winner..lol...
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Even though you're in a downswing it bodes well for your game that you wanted to turn a set into a bluff here. Not to say it would've worked, or even that this was a good time to do it, but it's a move that most players wouldn't ever consider.

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Even though you're in a downswing it bodes well for your game that you wanted to turn a set into a bluff here. Not to say it would've worked, or even that this was a good time to do it, but it's a move that most players wouldn't ever consider.
thanks...but i think at the table, i was too late to consider it...had i instantly, or maybe waited about 5 seconds after his bet to shove, it would've worked.....i find myself getting angrier and angrier at losing hands that shouldn't been called by a villain in the first place...when i was winning, i didnt mind the calls, but now, i look at the monster pots i build only to lose to a bad river, or a hand that has no business being there, and i feel like, damn, that's the difference between a winning /losing session...
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