A Fishy Overbet

Villain was unknown to me and had pretty crazy stats for a 6-max game, like 57/32 or something. He floated a lot of flops and would fire the turn when in position, so I was originally looking to check-raise. The overbet threw me off, as I’d never seen him do anything like that before.

Ordinarily I’m inclined to believe an overbet from a random, especially when it’s really big and over two streets. I just couldn’t put him on anything, though.

He raised so much pre-flop that I couldn’t see him open limping a pocket pair, so that ruled out sets. All the draws missed, and it didn’t seem right that he’d overbet two pair so drastically, though I figured if I were to lose that was the most likely candidate.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $4 BB (5 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Button ($751.20)
SB ($419)
Hero ($422)
UTG ($424)
MP ($546.50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6c, 9c.
2 folds, Button calls $4, 1 fold, Hero checks.

Flop: ($10) 6d, Qc, 3d (2 players)
Hero bets $7.1, Button calls $7.10.

Turn: ($24.20) 9s (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $32, Hero calls $32.

River: ($88.20) Ah (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $164, Hero calls $164.

Final Pot: $416.20

Results in white below:
Hero has 6c 9c (two pair, nines and sixes).
Button has 7h 5d (high card, ace).
Outcome: Hero wins $416.20.

3 thoughts on “A Fishy Overbet”

  1. Andrew,

    What was your plan on the river when you were calling the turn overbet?

    I mean do you check to induce bluff as played?

  2. i think Villan was trying to get you off with those one pair hands. but his image ruined his story.

    are you going to call two over bets if you don’t hit your “five outs” on the turn and river?

    thanks

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