High
I busted the $2K turning top pair into a bluff in a blind battle. I thought he was probably light on the turn, so I called planning to call blank rivers. His sizing on the river, combined with the fact that I felt I could represent a flush draw pretty well, convinced me to turn my pair into a bluff.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 2100 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 50 Ante (6 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
Hero (BB) (t25653)
UTG (t57814)
MP (t17922)
CO (t22938)
Button (t11401)
SB (t45147)
Hero’s M: 28.50
Preflop: Hero is BB with 5♥, K♣
4 folds, SB bets t840, Hero calls t440
Flop: (t1980) 3♣, 9♦, 10♦ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t777, SB calls t777
Turn: (t3534) K♠ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t1888, SB raises to t4812, Hero calls t2924
River: (t13158) 8♦ (2 players)
SB bets t5263, Hero raises to t19174 (All-In), SB calls t13911
Total pot: t51506
Results:
SB had 7♣, 6♥ (straight, ten high).
Hero had 5♥, K♣ (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: SB won t51506
In some sense this is a one-outer, since the 8d is the only card on which he gets my whole stack. On diamonds that don’t complete his draw, there’s a good chance he bluffs me out, though, so there were actually quite a few good rivers for him.
It still seems like a good spot to me, given that I knew nothing about my opponent, but of course it’s not going to be profitable if he won’t fold this hand. That said, I think his call is probably a good one, given that I may well shove most of my flush draws over his turn raise. Still, it’s not something I’d give an unknown credit for recognizing.
Medium
In the $215, I got AK all-in against QQ on a 345 flop for 35 BBs. Nothing too exciting there.
Low
In the $27, I had a shallow cash but then ran A6s in the BB into the SB’s AKo.
There must be a running of the bulls here … wow … I guess when 2 players pick a spot, they go with it. I must have missed some things here … One Outer? I have been realizing more and more that people give flushes less and less credit. So he hits his 8 flush and lowers his bet to bait you to bet ‘your’ flush, only so he can call with his straight? wow again.
First thing that came to mind was why no 3 bet on Turn? Doesn’t he need to fold his gut shot (4 outer), or is he still playing his ‘flush’ (1 outer) at that point with a call if you don’t go all-in? Don’t think he can call your all-in with his under cards and gut shot.
I applaud both plays here I guess … I’m not equipped to risk a hard earned stack with either of these plays … but certainly yours more than his. Good luck the rest of the week.