Comments on: Two Bluffs Gone Bad http://www.billrini.com/2004/11/21/two-bluffs-gone-bad/ Blogging About Poker Since 2546 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:27:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DoubleAs http://www.billrini.com/2004/11/21/two-bluffs-gone-bad/#comment-212 DoubleAs Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/?p=180#comment-212 Your flop bet wasn't a Queen bet in my eyes. A check-raise would've been a lot more convincing. I had position and didn't want to give that up by raising yet. On the turn and river, I thought you had me on 2 overs and would make that play with just about anything. Right before I called on the river, I cursed myself for not raising you on the flop. I put you on a collection of hands including a missed spade draw or lower pair than 8s. I called and wouldn't have been surprised if you showed me tens or nines. If I had to bet on what hand you held at the time, I would've said busted flush draw. I basically called because of the weakness I had demonstrated in the hand up to that point. You couldn't really put me on a hand based on my play and figured it would be a good time for you to take a shot at the pot. Your flop bet wasn’t a Queen bet in my eyes. A check-raise would’ve been a lot more convincing. I had position and didn’t want to give that up by raising yet. On the turn and river, I thought you had me on 2 overs and would make that play with just about anything.

Right before I called on the river, I cursed myself for not raising you on the flop. I put you on a collection of hands including a missed spade draw or lower pair than 8s. I called and wouldn’t have been surprised if you showed me tens or nines. If I had to bet on what hand you held at the time, I would’ve said busted flush draw.

I basically called because of the weakness I had demonstrated in the hand up to that point. You couldn’t really put me on a hand based on my play and figured it would be a good time for you to take a shot at the pot.

]]> By: Bill Rini http://www.billrini.com/2004/11/21/two-bluffs-gone-bad/#comment-213 Bill Rini Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/?p=180#comment-213 Interesting. I did put you on overs. I was surprised to see the K8 because you had raised pre-flop. I was thinking AJ, AT, maybe even JT. You're absolutely correct; a checkraise might have been better here. I'm not sure I was trying to sell a Q as much as I was trying to find out if you had one. I would have rather have gotten away from the hand with a raise from you than have to see another card out of position and not improving. :-) Good play though. I enjoyed it. It was very different from most tournaments. People were chatty both on the board and in the chat room so it felt a bit more like a home game rather than a normal tournament. I just booked a flight for the Las Vegas blogger tourney. That should be a blast! Interesting. I did put you on overs. I was surprised to see the K8 because you had raised pre-flop. I was thinking AJ, AT, maybe even JT.

You’re absolutely correct; a checkraise might have been better here. I’m not sure I was trying to sell a Q as much as I was trying to find out if you had one. I would have rather have gotten away from the hand with a raise from you than have to see another card out of position and not improving. :-)

Good play though. I enjoyed it. It was very different from most tournaments. People were chatty both on the board and in the chat room so it felt a bit more like a home game rather than a normal tournament.

I just booked a flight for the Las Vegas blogger tourney. That should be a blast!

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