Was there a better line to take? |
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Posted Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:51 am GMT by Hurricane Ham
My analysis to follow...
FullTiltPoker Game #190782606: Table Far Hills - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:57:48 ET - 2005/08/20
Seat 1: 200 Motels ($61.40)
Seat 2: The Oosche ($41.80)
Seat 3: highstack 101 ($0), is sitting out
Seat 4: pudusplat ($27.75)
Seat 5: STINKBUG ($18.75)
Seat 6: MaxPowerSC ($56.10)
Seat 7: Indy1002 ($13.15)
Seat 8: Cardomask ($45)
Seat 9: ggonefishing ($47.55)
MaxPowerSC posts the small blind of $0.25
highstack 101 stands up
Indy1002 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MaxPowerSC  
Kings_Over adds $20
Cardomask calls $0.50
ggonefishing folds
200 Motels calls $0.50
The Oosche folds
pudusplat folds
STINKBUG calls $0.50
MaxPowerSC calls $0.25
Indy1002 checks
*** FLOP ***   
MaxPowerSC checks
Indy1002 checks
Cardomask bets $4
200 Motels folds
STINKBUG folds
MaxPowerSC has 15 seconds left to act
MaxPowerSC calls $4
Indy1002 calls $4
*** TURN *** 
MaxPowerSC has 15 seconds left to act
MaxPowerSC bets $4
Indy1002 calls $4
Cardomask raises to $12.50
MaxPowerSC has 15 seconds left to act
MaxPowerSC raises to $25
Indy1002 calls $4.65, and is all in
Cardomask has 15 seconds left to act
Cardomask folds
MaxPowerSC shows
Indy1002 shows  
Uncalled bet of $12.50 returned to MaxPowerSC
*** RIVER *** 
MaxPowerSC wins the side pot ($7.30)
MaxPowerSC shows a full house, Kings full of Tens
Indy1002 shows three of a kind, Kings
MaxPowerSC wins the main pot ($38.45) with a full house, Kings full of Tens
Indy1002 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $48.15 Main pot $40.45. Side pot $7.70. | Rake $2.40
Board:
Seat 1: 200 Motels folded on the Flop
Seat 2: The Oosche didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: highstack 101 is sitting out
Seat 4: pudusplat didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: STINKBUG (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: MaxPowerSC (small blind) showed and won ($45.75) with a full house, Kings full of Tens
Seat 7: Indy1002 (big blind) showed and lost with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 8: Cardomask folded on the Turn
Seat 9: ggonefishing didn't bet (folded)
Limp in SB with K10s, flop a big hand. Table is pretty ABC save Cardomask, who has made some very interesting bets at pots. Liked to limpraise less than optimal hands, and overbet pots. I check, thinking with so many behind me someone is bound to take a stab at it. Sure enough, Cardo tossed in an overbet, which was a little annoying. By smooth calling that, it just screams "I've got a King!" and probably kills some action on later streets. Indy then calls the overbet as well, and it seems that he may have the case king.
So by the turn, I'm thinking I'm up against the other king, and probably a pocket pair, but not entirely sure who has what yet. For whatever reason, I think to try and confuse Cardo, I make a 4 dollar bet into a 14 dollar pot, and he pops it to 12.50 with little hesitation. My question is this: clearly Cardo likes his hand, so should I have just smooth called and let him dig his own grave on the river? Indy I wasn't worried about because he was going to be all in calling the turn reraise.
I reraised because I want to try to get the most money in the pot right now, mostly because if I smooth call and then check to him on the river, he may just check behind with a pair and I'm getting much less of his stack. Thoughts on how I could've gotten Cardomask's stack in?
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Posted Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:00 am GMT by Geno
I think you did right. He bet the flop and raised your bet on the turn so he must have had something pretty choice, even AA. Smooth calling his turn bet could have let him catch a card that would have made his hand and although the odds were low (eg he'd have to catch an Ace holding AA or make quads holding a PP that is already a boat) I still think your raise was fine. It's strange that he folded at all really, either it was a good laydown or he really had nothing............
Posted Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:50 am GMT by TheSalche
if you're willing to take a risk, smooth call the turn and value bet the river, praying that he didn't hit his 5% card
Posted Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:25 pm GMT by suitedaces84
He obviously didn't have the K, he obviosly didn't have the boat and there was a player all-in who would likely prevent him from bluffing.
I think your line is great. The only other line I would consider is betting the flop strong, turn weak, then checking the river. This makes your hand appear to be incredibly weak. This is a riskier line. You bust them more often and you take it down a small pot on the flop more often.
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