On the River - Better off doing a Blocking Bet? |
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Posted Mon May 01, 2006 3:03 pm GMT by Dat_Dude
Villain plays a lot of hands and is pretty tricky overall. Has made continuation bets and showed down some big hands and some really solid bluffs when he smells weakness. In this hand, I really wasn't sure to think.
PokerStars Game #4793481138: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/04/30 - 18:34:45 (ET)
Table 'Prylis' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: SweetJenna ($9.75 in chips)
Seat 2: A-10Warthog2 ($71.60 in chips)
Seat 4: Nanook1231 ($18.40 in chips)
Seat 5: GBHawk9 ($18.45 in chips)
Seat 6: ligonia ($28.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Diesel_IA ($42.70 in chips)
Seat 9: JACKSINHOLE ($31.90 in chips)
ligonia: posts small blind $0.10
Diesel_IA: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Diesel_IA  
JACKSINHOLE: raises $1.50 to $1.75
SweetJenna: folds
A-10Warthog2: folds
Nanook1231: folds
GBHawk9: folds
ligonia: folds
Diesel_IA: calls $1.50
*** FLOP ***   
Diesel_IA: checks
JACKSINHOLE: bets $2
Diesel_IA: raises $4 to $6
JACKSINHOLE: calls $4 The call is interesting. Flush draw maybe?
*** TURN *** 
Diesel_IA: bets $5
JACKSINHOLE: calls $5
*** RIVER *** 
Diesel_IA: ????
Now, I really don't know what to make of this hand at this point. I realize I have 4th pair, but it could be good still if he was on a draw.
The question is, am I better off making a small, blocking bet on the river (say, $4)? If villain was on a flush draw and missed, he will likely fold. If he has 8's or 7's, he will call and I am beat either way. Now, if I check, this screams weakness and I am am giving the play back to him.
What do you do on the river?
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Posted Mon May 01, 2006 3:21 pm GMT by UrAteUp
I think your beat and have been for the entire hand. I would say villian is most likely on a PP. You might still be able to get the hand with a large bet here but doubtful.
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 4:14 pm GMT by Skribbles
Gotta say that I really don't like how you played this hand.
If you're going to check/raise the flop you gotta go bigger... at least $8. Even with 2 overs he is going to call.
You're lead on the turn also looks weak. Looks like it says you want to play a small pot because you don't have the best hand. $5 into a pot that is almost $15 doesn't look strong and if you say he is a guy that plays back when he smells weakness, I'm surprised you didn't get re-raised.
With the ace on the river, I check/fold. Unless you are planning on firing out $20 and making him fold a better hand, lay it down.
I think a better line would have been check/call the flop then either lead big on a no-scary turn or check/raise big and end this pot.
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 4:27 pm GMT by Dat_Dude
I am not a huge fan of how I played it either. The reason I only popped him up $4 on the flop, because technically a call on pot odds isn't justified. If he had two overs and a flush draw, it leaves him with 15 outs and that gives him about 3.2/1 against catching his cards, and the pot is only offering him 2.4/1. I realize it isn't ENOUGH of a difference now and if I plan to do this in the future, I will bump it up more.
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