Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
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CO: $94.70
BTN: $37.05
Hero (SB): $50
BB: $55
UTG: $50
Pre-Flop: K
K
dealt to Hero (SB)2 folds, BTN calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.50, BB calls $2, BTN calls $2
Flop: ($7.50) 8
7 7
(3 Players)Hero bets $5, BB folds, BTN calls $5
Turn: ($17.50) 4
(2 Players)Hero checks, BTN checks
River: ($17.50) A
(2 Players)Hero checks, BTN bets $18,
Hero?
Is it a mistake to check this river? Should I be making a blocking bet?
4 comments:
It looks like you're good to go.
I think he had a str8 draw that didn't make it (because with 6-5 he would have raised the turn to protect his hand) or a pair. I don't put him on an ace.
Still, it might be right to check and see if he bluffs at it, but I think I'd lead out something that he'll call.
This is one you'd get right a high percentage of the time in live play, but harder online.
why no bet on the turn?
I obviously hate these spots; but unless I've seen him bluff befoe which is unlikely in this amount of hands, I fold and wait for a better time.
If he is doing it once, he will do it again. These type guys are ATMs
The big pot-sized bet on the river confused me. I generally interpret that as strength. Good players will make big bets on the river when they sense that their opponent is strong and likely to call. But in this case, I didn't provide any indication that I was strong - this is what makes the big river bet so suspicious. Also, my opponent's general fishiness played a role.
I called, and he showed JTo.
Will, as for the turn check, I think I will mix it up between checking and betting here, although I should probably be betting more against a bad player like this, since he/she will play pretty straightforward, calling with 8-x, 9-T, 6-9, or other PP, and raising with 88, 7-x, or 5-6. I was planning on taking a bet/check/bet line, but given how much fishies like to peel light with A-x, I hesitated on the river. But with A-x there, I expect a fish to make a smaller value bet, so I thought A-x was very unlikely unless it was A-8.
I misread the problem and didn't notice he led out on the river. Obviously he was trying to rep the ace. Good call.
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