Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Bad play? What would you do? #5

The following is a hand that I am very embarrassed to post. The SB is a 43 / 1 in 76 hands at this point; he's limp / calling a lot, and hardly ever raising. The reason I am embarrassed, is because I totally pwned myself... but maybe I'm not totally wrong here:

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/303713
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $20.00
UTG: $38.25
UTG+1: $50.00
MP1: $17.85
MP2: $21.05
CO: $16.50
Hero (BTN): $66.55
SB: $70.10

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with Jc Js
5 folds, Hero raises to $1.75, SB calls $1.50, 1 fold
Standard BTN raise, this time with something good.

Flop: ($4.00) Jh 8h Ac (2 players)
SB bets $2, Hero raises to $6, SB calls $4
His bet out is somewhat suspicious... he hasn't been donk betting a heck of a lot. I immediately put him on Ax - perhaps even a good ace! I want value out of this, so I raise.

Turn: ($16.00) Qc (2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero raises to $20, SB calls $15
Once again, a lead out... Maybe he hit 2 pair? He had been calling down with second pair, so perhaps QJ is a combo, Ax, or [less likely] AQ?

River: ($56.00) 7d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $38.80 all in, SB calls $38.80
I want to value town; there are a lot less holdings that will be calling me, and the 7 doesn't change anything. To be honest, I was hoping for an 8, which would be his least likely holding, but a 7 will do.

Am I totally out of line at this point? In retrospect should I be checking behind? Would you be checking behind, or going for max pain for an Ax holding or two pair? Clearly, this guy is not getting away from his hand.




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Final Pot: $133.60
Hero shows Jc Js (three of a kind, Jacks)
SB shows Th 9c (a straight, Queen high)
SB wins $130.60
(Rake: $3.00)
Totally PWNED! I did not even remotely put him on that.
Posted by The Poker Meister at 9/29/2009 10:00:00 AM
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2 comments:

  1. noldmaxSeptember 29, 2009 at 11:54 AM

    PM,
    Nothing embarrassing here. Embarrassing would have been checking down or playing weakly while assuming the worst. I expect T9/KhTh to either re-ship the turn (since there are so many redraws out there) or lead for value on the river, so it's very hard to put villain on this hand here. I like your line...you're often getting called by several 2-pair hands and 88.

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  2. The Poker MeisterSeptember 29, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    Thanks noldmax. The fact that I felted myself is the issue. Prior to his call, I'm not even considering a made straight - which is perhaps also embarrassing in and of itself... To top matters off, I stayed around at this table trying to catch something against him to recapture my losses and get him into a favorable situation again, but nothing... I think he was a bit frightened of me, because he folded readily to any activity from me - and he had position on me.

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