Posted Sat May 15, 2004 2:52 am GMT by krakajak
I’m little blind in an unraised pot with A5o. Flop comes A66. I bet $2. Big blind raises to $4. Everyone else folds and I call. Garbage on the turn. I check and BB goes in for $10. He was big blind, so he might have a six. He also tried to bluff me earlier and took a big hit, so I figured he wouldn’t try it again. I fold. What would you have done?
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Posted Sat May 15, 2004 11:31 am GMT by ballbp
I would have folded too. He could have had a 6 like you said or if he had an ace, your 5 kicker wasn't good at all. Did you find out what he had?
Posted Sat May 15, 2004 8:38 pm GMT by krakajak
no, everyone else folded when he raised me. but he probably had garbage, cause i caught him trying to bluff me later.
Posted Mon May 24, 2004 1:01 pm GMT by Jauron
I would of reraised him after he doubled my bet, but I would of come back at him for triple the bet (in this case $6). If he just calls he probably has the Ace and is scared, if he raises again, then let it go.
Chances are he just took your bet as a sign of weakness, once you just called he figured he had you on the ropes and a $10 bet would finish you off. Of course he could of had the 6, but why would the 6 suddenly lead out for $10 after he announced it, he should want to price it so you call.
Posted Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:51 pm GMT by UMCorian
Truth be told, that sounds like an overbet to me... and if he had a reputation for bluffing, I'd have called his ass on that. If he's sitting pretty with a six, the smart play is a slow play. He also raised before the flop and out of position... a play that doesn't strike me as very X6. Only A6 or 66 might call for that, and trust me, he doesn't have 66.  . Same goes for AA, since you have one. The odds are about 1 and a 1000 he has the final 2 aces.
A6 is about the only hand that could beat you that he has a fair shot at having.
Then, that monsterous bet on fourth street is just screaming: "Please don't call me... please please please go away."
I think I'd have stuck with my aces, for better or worse, and reraised all in.
Posted Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:03 pm GMT by ballbp
You have a really good point there UMCorian about his position. It's funny how once someone puts things in a different perspective you end up second guessing yourself sometimes. Being out of position like he was his pre-flop raise just screams overcards, probably wired. He threw in a lot of cash to make sure you didn't have an ace and he was wrong. Hmmmmm
Posted Fri Jun 25, 2004 1:18 pm GMT by Underbelly
It really depends on the other players and how I am doing. If I'm up enough and he's been bluffing, I'd probably bet.
The question is, why'd he bet so much?
1) it was a bluff
2) he had the 6 or a high pair but put you on the ace and wanted to scare you off and not give you another shot at a set.
I love this game!
Posted Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:05 am GMT by rocflight
How come nobody mentioned anything about him having Ace and high kicker? What "tipped" you off that he doesn't have that hand?
Posted Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:37 am GMT by Poker_Vendetta
Hmm...Well you didn't raise the pot so the guy probably doesn't put you on an ace first of all, so a bluff reraise is possible no? I do not know how good this player is but there is the basic thought of, "Would he really raise with a 6?", but it turns out it was a minimum raise...interesting. Now you call, ok...perhaps he thinks you have an underpair or something, I don't know. But then you check which is absolutely opening the door for him so he moves all-in to push you out, I guess he may have smelled weakness. Yes, he was in the BB so a 6 is certainly possible but I'd probably call. But I am a complete idiot so forget what I said...
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