I folded the second nuts to a raise like this a few days ago, because there was no chance he didn’t have it, and got me thinking how cool it would be to do that as a bluff. Based on sizing, it’s unlikely Villain has the nuts here, so it seemed like a good spot to give it a go.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $4 BB (2 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com
Button ($495.05)
Hero ($2083.15)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Kc, Qh.
Button raises to $8, Hero calls $4.
Flop: ($16) Ks, 3s, 9s (2 players)
Hero bets $16, Button calls $16.
Turn: ($48) 5h (2 players)
Hero bets $44, Button calls $44.
River: ($136) 4s (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $72, Hero raises to $144, Button folds.
Final Pot: $352
Results in white below:
Hero has Kc Qh (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $352.
I do think, by the way, that this is a good spot for me to check the nuts on the river. Just about any hand that can call a bet will bet for value if checked to, plus Villain may occasionally bluff with a hand that would have folded to a bet.
What about his river bet size indicated to you that he didn’t have the nut flush?
He, like most people, tended to bet larger when he had nut and near-nut hands on the river.