Overbet for value

Thanks, Zeebo!

Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players
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MP: $10.00
CO: $10.00
BTN: $3.85
Hero: $12.69
BB: $11.78
UTG: $7.82
UTG+1: $10.77

UTG+1 posts a big blind ($0.10)

MP posts a big blind ($0.10)

CO posts a big blind ($0.10)

Pre Flop: ($0.45)

Hero is dealt [4c, 5c]

UTG calls $0.10, UTG+1 checks, MP checks, CO checks, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.05, BB checks

Flop: ($0.60) Jd 4h 6d (6 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP checks, CO checks

Turn: ($0.60) 4s (6 players)
Hero bets $0.50, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP calls $0.50, CO folds - Sweet turn!  Time to go for value from the diamond draws that didn't bet the flop, or the weak Jacks.

River: ($1.60) 4d (2 players)
Hero bets $9.40, MP calls $9.40 all in - Best river card in the deck (outside of the 5d, perhaps).  If he was drawing to the flush, he's folding whatever I bet.  But if he's holding a Jx hand, he has to think that he just split the pot with me.  In his mind, there's only one hand that beats him, and it's so unlikely that I runner runnered quads here...  Therefore, $9.4 into $1.6!

Final Pot: $20.40
Hero shows [5c, 4c], 4 4's
MP shows [Jc, 8h], 4's full of Jacks
Hero wins $19.90
(Rake: $0.50)

Overbet for value

Been a long time since I've posted a hand history.  Sorry for the crappy conversion :-( but this is about as good as it gets with Seals With Clubs for now...

The $$$ = 1/1000 bitcoin; about $1 each.  This is roughly $50NL - 6max.

Hand Information

Game:
Blind:	$0.25/ $0.50
Hand History converter courtesy of pokerhandreplays.com

Table Information

Seat1:	Hero	($50)
Seat2:	Player 2	($133.34)	Dealer
Seat3:	Player 3	($48.75)	Small Blind
Seat4:	Player 4	($56.03)	Big Blind
Seat6:	Player 6	($111.81)

Dealt to Hero

Preflop (Pot:0.75)

Player 6

FOLD

Hero

RAISE

$1.50

- Standard steal - none of these players are particularly steal prone or steal aware. They have very high fold to steal percentages. I've been getting away with late position steals all session.

Player 2

CALL

$1.50

- 24/19, low 3bet %

Player 3

FOLD

Player 4

CALL

$1

Flop   (Pot: $4.75)

Player 4

CHECK

Hero

BET

$3.50

- Decent flop for my hand; obviously Kx has me beat but most of the time it's a check / fold for villain.

Player 2

CALL

$3.50

- He doesn't snap call here; most of the time he shows up with Kx, less so with a diamond draw. I need to back off the turn if I don't bink two pair or better.

Player 4

FOLD

Turn   (Pot: $11.75)

Hero

BET

$6.50

- Well, that's a nice turn! I want to get value from him and not let him fear the turned flush. I bet slightly more than half pot to allow him to feel comfortable with his Kx.

Player 2

CALL

$6.50

- He once again tanks for a bit and flats.  At this point, I can put him squarely on a Kx hand - I'm hoping he doesn't have a backup diamond though, giving him 9 extra outs to his K.

River   (Pot: $24.75)

Hero

ALL-IN

$38.50

- Absolute BEST card in the DECK! Gives villain a boat and gives me the stone nuts. In villain's mind, there's only one hand that beats him here: AA, as he's never putting me on 5x. Most likely, to him, I show up with Kx or annoyed / sucked out flushes (rarely AA, since I've been stealing pots from the BTN right & left). He's usually folding a flush with any bet, but he's never folding a 5's full of Kings boat, thanks to Zeebo! I go with my read that he has a King rather than a flush, so I overbet shove the sucker and...

Player 2

CALL

$38.50

- He totally snaps me off... as in he beats me to the pot!

Showdown:

Hero  SHOWS
	- DQB (Dem Quads, bitches)!!!!
Player 2  SHOWS

Hero	wins the pot: $100.20

The power of accurately putting your opponent on a hand

Every once in awhile, you can put your opponent on exactly 2 cards.  If you can do that, you're playing a game with complete information where your opponent does not generally have the same information.  You have a huge advantage, because your opponent is playing his cards face up.  When you are in this position, take a gamble - you may pay incorrect pot odds, but your implied odds are HUGE.

Example:

This guy was a 14/4 over 473 hands with a 6% steal, with a very very low aggression factor.  He's got a legitimate hand...

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/662508
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UTG: $47.25
UTG+1: $172.85
UTG+2: $19.65
MP1: $51.35
MP2: $35.05
CO: $65.50
BTN: $44.40
Hero (SB): $63.75
BB: $50.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with 2d 3d
6 folds, BTN calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.25, BB checks
Limped button?  32s is folding here under any raised circumstances, but I'll see a 1/2 price flop...

Flop: ($1.50) Qc 7s 4c (3 players)
Hero bets $1.50, BB folds, BTN calls $1.50
I cbet here with the expectation that he will fold everything in his range but hands that match the board.  Either he has a solid club draw, sets or AQ.  I don't think this type of player is floating at all.  He has a clearly defined range - with all but AA & KK limping.

At this point, I realize that my flop lead is dead in the water; I plan to check / fold just about everything.  I am clearly beat.

Turn: ($4.50) 5h (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $2.50, Hero calls $2.50
What was I saying about check / folding?  I know what this guy has.  There's $40 remaining, and I'm now open-ended.

Talk about a nice card.  I can continue with the hand, and represent that I'm drawing to clubs.  At this point, I'm pretty certain that he has AQ and is protecting his TPTK.  I hope for a non-club A or 6 with the sole reason being that if a club pops on the river, he will be scared and fold.

River: ($9.50) Ad (2 players)
Hero bets $59.25 all in, BTN calls $39.90 all in
This is the *PERFECT CARD*!!!!  I know that if he has AQ, he's not folding any hand.  Given his aggression factor, if I pot bet, he's going to call.  I don't envision him ever raising.  How do I get paid?  Either he's got what I think he does or he doesn't.  Whatever I bet he's calling.  Shove seems to be the most viable action.  It works!  Note the overbet for value line; $10 pot and I push $60.

Final Pot: $89.30
BTN mucks Qs As
Hero shows 2d 3d (a straight, Five high)
Hero wins $86.30
(Rake: $3.00)