July 30, 2010
hand I played today
Turns out reading scripts while 2-3 tabling NL6max is a new hobby of mine. Â Here's a hand I won today:
Full Tilt Poker $10/$20 No Limit Hold'em $3 Ante - 6 players - View hand 830553
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
SB: $2190.00
BB: $11115.50
UTG: $4004.00
MP: $2295.00
CO: $2207.00
Hero (BTN): $3111.00
Pre Flop: ($48.00) Hero is BTN with J
J
3 folds, Hero raises to $60, 1 fold, BB raises to $220, Hero calls $160
Flop: ($468.00) 5
Q
4
(2 players)
BB bets $280, Hero calls $280
Turn: ($1028.00) 8
(2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks
River: ($1028.00) 2
(2 players)
BB bets $720, Hero calls $720
Final Pot: $2468.00
BB shows T
T
(a pair of Tens)
Hero shows J
J
(a pair of Jacks)
Hero wins $2465.00
(Rake: $3.00)
BB is noluck17, who plays pretty loose preflop but much tighter from this position. Â Haven't played enough with him lately to know for sure whether calling or 4-betting is better preflop, I'd say calling is likely better with these stacks while 4-betting is better the closer we get to 100bb. Â
Anyhow, on the river he bet pretty quickly. Â For those of you watching Where the Buffalo Roam, here's a quick breakdown. Â My range for him at this point is Qx+ and AK/AJ with 99-JJ and 8x severely, severely discounted. Â Against that range the river might even be a fold (it's really close as he should theoretically have a few more combos of bluffs outside AK/AJ), so the only way I can call is if I give more weight to his quick timing (is he significantly more likely to be bluffing here with a snap bet than he is to be value-betting?). Â I thought the timing gave something away (as an aside, it might have, just not the kind of information I read it for) and made the right call for the wrong reasons. Â In actuality, I was caught by surprise in a spot I shouldn't have been caught - of course he thinks I'm a calling station and unlikely to fold the river. Â In his eyes (correctly or incorrectly, can't give that away) my range is weak so he can v-bet really wide and expect to be a favorite when called.
Key reason I'm even posting this hand - don't be caught by surprise. Â When you're weighting ranges as you're playing, accept and account for the idea that you may be off. Â Constantly questioning your logic is the best way to improve.

1 Comments:
yeahthatsme posted on July 31, 2010 at 02:33 AM
Good post, last paragraph sums it up nicely.
Oh, and sometimes they just have A5.
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