Archive for March 21st, 2010

I was betting any river, because he’s an excellent hand reader and I think it’s very hard for him to put me on anything but a big pair, but this was a particularly good card:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $10.00 BB (6 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($1313)
Hero (UTG) ($2905.25)
MP ($1230)
CO ($1159.50)
Button ($1680)
SB ($1000)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, A
Hero bets $40, 2 folds, Button calls $40, SB calls $35, 1 fold

Flop: ($130) 8, 4, 4 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $88, Button calls $88, 1 fold

Turn: ($306) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $150, Hero calls $150

River: ($606) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $420, 1 fold

Total pot: $606 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero didn’t show K, A (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $603

After betting big on the turn, my range is polarized (ie I’m not doing it with KQ, 77, or 54) and weighted towards the strong side (43, KJ, 33, 44). I think Villain’s range is exactly hands that beat my bluffs but lose to my value range, with the possible exception of exactly 99. I don’t have many hands in my range that need to bluff, so it’s important that I bluff with the few weak hands I can show up with:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $10.00 BB (7 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($2160.25)
MP1 ($1324.50)
MP2 ($1381)
CO ($1502.50)
Hero (Button) ($1813.75)
SB ($647)
BB ($2764.75)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6, 7
UTG bets $35, 2 folds, CO calls $35, Hero calls $35, SB calls $30, 1 fold

Flop: ($150) K, 4, 3 (4 players)
SB checks, UTG bets $90, 1 fold, Hero calls $90, 1 fold

Turn: ($330) J (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $222, UTG calls $222

River: ($774) 9 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $666, 1 fold

Total pot: $774 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero didn’t show 6, 7 (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $771