Blinds battle - standard fold? |
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Posted Sun May 20, 2007 5:46 pm GMT by MrDarling
First orbit in the table folded to me in the SB and I complete.
Not many players punish SB limpers often enough for this to be wrong...
Full Tilt Poker Game #2470869864: Table Ashling (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:35:18 ET - 2007/05/20
Seat 1: hero ($24.75)
Seat 2: ElLocoMooso ($48.50)
Seat 3: bluffing1984 ($26.20)
Seat 4: kpamigo ($10.25)
Seat 5: Danymite ($41.65)
Seat 6: whoop1988 ($26.10)
hero posts the small blind of $0.10
ElLocoMooso posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hero  
bluffing1984 folds
kpamigo folds
Danymite folds
whoop1988 folds
hero calls $0.15
ElLocoMooso checks
*** FLOP ***   
hero bets $0.50
ElLocoMooso calls $0.50
*** TURN *** 
hero bets $1.05
ElLocoMooso calls $1.05
*** RIVER *** 
hero bets $2.25
ElLocoMooso raises to $8
hero has 15 seconds left to act
hero?
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Posted Sun May 20, 2007 5:48 pm GMT by Phil14312
Looks like you are toast, but I hate folding two pair or better heads up.
Posted Sun May 20, 2007 6:15 pm GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
The fact that you have two pair doesn't really count for much; what you really have is a bluff-catcher. There is no worse hand he is raising for value here on the river, so you only beat a bluff.
How likely is it that he's bluffing, based on his range?
What hands would he bluff with? Two clubs is about all I can think of.
What hands could he raise for value? Two spades, a set, 8-7, or maybe Jacks-up.
There is obviously a chance you're being bluffed, but without more specific information, I don't see any hands you can beat, and if you can't beat anything, then clearly folding is correct.
Posted Mon May 21, 2007 1:45 am GMT by MrDarling
Yeah, he sure did play it like he was drawing.
My main thought was 87, or maybe some kind of a weird spade hand...
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hero folds
Uncalled bet of $5.75 returned to ElLocoMooso
ElLocoMooso shows   (Queen Jack high)
hero adds $4.30
ElLocoMooso wins the pot ($7.70)
hero has returned
At least I got a note out of this...
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