Emergence

Hello and howdy to my new readers and future fanboys! I am an idiot from Northern Europe and this is where I will be ranting, cheering and musing about all things poker. I will post hands, come up with theory, ramble, discuss and blab away. This is my first post here and I will try to keep a regular habit of posting hands that have either some strategic or entertainment value. 

In other news, the PPA guys recently had a hearing in front of congress. For all you US based whippersnappers, 2+2 has a thread on the subject.

Also, John Stossel did a piece on it recently, featuring none other than Andy Superbloch!

But after dismounting our political unicorn, let's actually do something productive and check out a sweet 400NL hand I recently played!

Hero (SB): $424.00
BB: $102.00
UTG: $788.00
MP: $464.00
CO: $452.00
BTN: $940.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is SB with Q K
1 fold, MP raises to $12, 2 folds, Hero calls $10, 1 fold

Flop: ($28.00) 6 6 K (2 players)

Hero checks, MP bets $18.00, Hero raises to $56, MP calls $38

Turn: ($140.00) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $96.00, MP calls $96

River: ($332.00) T (2 players)
Hero bets $260.00, MP calls $260

Final Pot: $852.00
Hero shows Q K
UTG shows Q A
Hero wins $849.00
(Rake: $3.00)

In summary, if there are a lot of bluffs in your perceived range, you're playing loose and you don't rep a whole lot on a board and you're also not expected to checkraise a K, it's good to take this line for value, where you are going to get bluffcatched upon a lot. Gotta figure out which level they're on and then go one higher!

That's it for my first post peeps!

GN & GL.