tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32133822.post4762000510578432957..comments2024-03-19T05:22:05.404+00:00Comments on Ice-cold Poker: SubZerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06127559987774638222noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32133822.post-45067997688478970712008-06-10T16:09:00.000+01:002008-06-10T16:09:00.000+01:00Hmm,I normally say that recess is always right and...Hmm,<BR/>I normally say that recess is always right and I think he is closest to right here again. Villain is really aggressive on the river and rarely calls. You re-raised PF so you could have an over pair or be pushing a draw. The 5s is unlikely to have hit the obvious draw and more likely to look like you missed or have a vulnerable 1 pair hand. Given that fact I find 2 options, 1) check, 2) super small "blocking" bet, both as for value and to induce a bluff. <BR/><BR/>Think about it, you 3 bet, bet every street and then give up on the river. looks like busted draw or week made hand. Given his strong river aggression, a small bet of 1/3 pot will most likely get all hands that want to call to call and all hands that want to bluff to bluff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32133822.post-81810319035131874482008-06-10T00:18:00.000+01:002008-06-10T00:18:00.000+01:00I find that being the aggressor such as you were, ...I find that being the aggressor such as you were, you're less likely to get a call on the river especially when you hit an odd hand such as 97s. You bet every street and he called. In this case perhaps another turn sized bet would more likely seem like a marginal hand value bet to the bandit and more likely to induce a call IMO (that is if he's hit anything on the board). You played this like you hit a set to be honest with you and it looks like he was fishing for a flush.Check Raise Chinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657407499028094164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32133822.post-84330029577069288522008-06-09T17:30:00.000+01:002008-06-09T17:30:00.000+01:00I like how you played it. For me, the turn bet wou...I like how you played it. For me, the turn bet would have been a confirmation that the guy has an overpair as opposed to a flush draw (if he's so bad as to call with nothing but a flush draw there, so be it, even though I guess with two overs and a flush draw, it's possible).<BR/><BR/>I agree in the sense that based on the above read, he may call one more bet with an overpair but very unlikely that he will bet out with it if you check to him. So, like you said, only thing that may bet is if he had a busted draw. <BR/><BR/>The river bet of $224 is big bet though. I woulda prob just bet more like $150ish. It's a reasonable bet and to be honest, the $224 screams of a monster. Maybe total air but these days, a big river bet is more monster than air so I would prob fold most pocket pairs that would make sense based on the villain's holding (99-JJ).Alan aka RecessRampagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544791207717813141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32133822.post-21601284214137331892008-06-09T15:21:00.000+01:002008-06-09T15:21:00.000+01:00Cheers Pud, really good to hear some affirmative f...Cheers Pud, really good to hear some affirmative feedback when you're running bad.<BR/>Might start playing with the small bet more, especially against opponents who might bluff shove over the top....SubZerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127559987774638222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32133822.post-34378493584795135212008-06-07T20:41:00.000+01:002008-06-07T20:41:00.000+01:00I probably play it the same way. Your thinking abo...I probably play it the same way. Your thinking about whether he'd call or not is correct I think as unless he has a set (unlikley) or an overpair (also unlikely) he's not calling.<BR/><BR/>I think the river bet is corectly sized, only other options are betting somthing tiny like $100 or maybe shoving the river to make it look like a huge bluff from a missed AKcc AKddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com