Posted by Dr Fro 12:36 PM

***** Hand History for Game 1895158079 *****
$50 NL Hold'em - Thursday, April 14, 19:25:08 EDT 2005
Table Table 37248 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: MadDog_13 ( $131.85 )
Seat 3: jdb4_4 ( $40.25 )
Seat 4: dcroberts ( $57.45 )
Seat 9: pI0l232IOlp ( $55.7 )
Seat 7: phreaux ( $44.3 )
Seat 6: clayen ( $35.65 )
Seat 1: Cardbert911 ( $29.3 )
Seat 8: Limper_ ( $46 )
Seat 5: Nereid ( $22.25 )
Seat 10: hwpark ( $64.7 )
phreaux posts small blind [$0.25].
Limper_ posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to phreaux [ 7c 6c ] I like middle suited connectors, especially on the button, SB, BB and love them with many limpers. See Super System
pI0l232IOlp folds.
hwpark calls [$0.5].
Cardbert911 folds.
MadDog_13 folds.
jdb4_4 folds.
dcroberts folds.
Nereid folds.
clayen folds.
phreaux calls [$0.25]. I told myself that I wanted at least 2 limpers, but oh well, it's 25c
Limper_ raises [$0.5].

** Dealing Flop ** [ 6d, 5d, 2c ]
phreaux bets [$1]. you bet! Top pair on such a ragged board, I might win this thing right here. With 2-3 players from the SB, I will lead out everytime I see a ragged board.
Limper_ raises [$2].
hwpark folds.
phreaux calls [$1]. His raise could mean just about anything, and for $1 into a $4.50 pot, I'll pay for another card
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8c ]
phreaux bets [$2]. I likie that 8c. Now I have a flush draw (probably the only one with a flush draw) for 9 outs, plus a straight draw for an additional 6 outs, plus 2 other 6's for trips = 17 outs. But I may have best hand here if he is playing with overs.
Limper_ raises [$4].
phreaux calls [$2]. I am sensing a pattern here with his raises and it doesn't make sense. If he has a big hand, why is he giving me pot odds? If he has a bad hand, surely he can't expect to run me off with such a small bet.
** Dealing River ** [ Kc ]
phreaux checks. You bet I check, and I will explain this below.
Limper_ bets [$20].
phreaux is all-In [$37.3]
Limper_ calls [$17.3].
Limper_ shows [ Kd, Ad ] a pair of kings.
phreaux shows [ 7c, 6c ] a flush, king high.
phreaux wins $86.6 from the main pot with a flush, king high.

So why did I check? Well here are the possible scenarios and appropriate strategy:

1. All along he had a somewhat made hand with a draw possiblity. Example: Ac6c. Here he flops top pair, top kicker, with an outside chance at a flush. The way he bet the turn (and to a lesser extent, the way he bet the flop) would evidence this possibility. I am dead meat if he has this hand and I bet. I will get raised and be faced with a difficult decision. Of course if I check and he bets, I am in a very similiar situation, albeit for less money

2. He has crap and checks. I am out nothing by checking because he folds if I bet.

3. He has crap and bluffs. Now I just made money, assuming that he folds if I bet.

4. (what really happened) He held a king. I scare him off with a bet and the flush showing. By checking, I induce the bet and make money. Fortunately, he bet enough that he was really forced to call all-in to my raise.

So under scenarios 2-4, I am much better off by checking. Under scenario 1, I am slightly better off by checking.

Conclusion, although the pre-flop call was not brilliant (5:1 pot odds on suited connectors is ok from another position, but not from the SB), I think I played the river perfectly. What do you think?

2 Comment(s):

Posted by  Johnnymac, at 7:59 AM, April 16, 2005  

I have honed my internet poker skills to the point that I now believe it is very very profitable to let the other players hang themselves, and that quite often they are very willing to do that if they have ANY sort of a hand and detect ANY weakness on your part. This means that (at least in SnG's) I slowplay just about any hand with strength. I think your hand kind of reinforces that idea. Nice job.

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Posted by  Anonymous, at 11:07 PM, April 18, 2005  

I think you played the river great, but why bet out on the turn? Its not believable that you have a made hand as a made hand would look for a check raise since the opponent has raised every street.

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